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Fantasy & SciFi
""Nobody writes fantasy funnier than Pratchett.” —Booklist
Discworld lives on in Unseen Academicals, the 37th novel in Sir Terry Pratchett's beloved fantasy series. Discword has succumbed to a powerful magic that could tear it apart. Soon colleague is pitted against colleague, brother against brother, sons against fathers as all become infected with a frightening condition know as football fever (well, we Yanks call it soccer madness).
The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things—wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime—but athletics is most assuredly not on the list. So when Lord Vetinari, the city's benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully that the university revive an erstwhile tradition and once again put forth a football team composed of faculty, students, and staff—or lose the funding that pays for their nine daily meals—the wizards of UU find themselves in a quandary. To begin with, they have to figure out what it is that makes this sport of foot-the-ball so popular with Ankh-Morporkians of all ages and social strata. Then they have to learn how to play it. Oh, and on top of that, they must win a football match without using magic.
And the thing about football—the most important thing about football— is that it is never just about football.
Filled with his usual sharp wit, sagacious observations, and keen social commentary, Unseen Academicals demonstrates the satirical genius of Terry Pratchett.
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Unseen Academicals is the seventh book in the Wizards series.
© 2009 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780061967320
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 6 oktober 2009
4.6
7 av 2
Fantasy & SciFi
""Nobody writes fantasy funnier than Pratchett.” —Booklist
Discworld lives on in Unseen Academicals, the 37th novel in Sir Terry Pratchett's beloved fantasy series. Discword has succumbed to a powerful magic that could tear it apart. Soon colleague is pitted against colleague, brother against brother, sons against fathers as all become infected with a frightening condition know as football fever (well, we Yanks call it soccer madness).
The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things—wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime—but athletics is most assuredly not on the list. So when Lord Vetinari, the city's benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully that the university revive an erstwhile tradition and once again put forth a football team composed of faculty, students, and staff—or lose the funding that pays for their nine daily meals—the wizards of UU find themselves in a quandary. To begin with, they have to figure out what it is that makes this sport of foot-the-ball so popular with Ankh-Morporkians of all ages and social strata. Then they have to learn how to play it. Oh, and on top of that, they must win a football match without using magic.
And the thing about football—the most important thing about football— is that it is never just about football.
Filled with his usual sharp wit, sagacious observations, and keen social commentary, Unseen Academicals demonstrates the satirical genius of Terry Pratchett.
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Unseen Academicals is the seventh book in the Wizards series.
© 2009 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780061967320
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 6 oktober 2009
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Anna-Karin
15 juli 2021
Vill ha mer Terry Pratchett på storytel!
Robert
8 maj 2022
En underbar bok berättad av en mästare. 🥰
Michael
7 mars 2022
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Carina
4 okt. 2021
Very good reading, at x0,8 speed. And singing! However why do Glenda and Juliet have different accents if they grew up next door to each other? Also, I note that C.M.O.T Dibbler has the same accent as Solomon in ”Dodger” (also by T.P.)
Nicholas
30 apr. 2022
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Jörgen
19 juni 2023
En Pratchett bok helt i min smak!
Susanne
20 apr. 2022
Så rolig och underfundig, en kärleksfull drift med såväl den akademiska som den oakademiska sidan av samhället. Därtill en fin lektion i utanförskapets svårigheter och utmaningar
Lena
3 nov. 2020
A definite!
Jakkin
1 sep. 2022
Terry Pratchett och Stephen Briggs är oslagbara!
Emma
23 apr. 2021
Pratchett är, som alltid, ett geni!
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