{"product_id":"9781804995877","title":"A Blink of the Screen : Collected Short Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Pratchett, Terry \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/04\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781804995877,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the world's best-loved authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Clever, neatly constructed and funny … Pratchett is one of the great comic writers and storytellers of our time' GuardianA Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press; to the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the Discworld series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with his inimitable brand of humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFront cover may vary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54847736283509,"sku":"9781804995877","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781804995877_9ed8a089-8e0c-4b91-92bf-27d8b02c537d.jpg?v=1759657876","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781804995877","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}