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Book SynopsisHumorously entertaining. . . subtly thought-provoking. . . Pratchett''s Discworld books are filled with humor and with magic, but they''re rooted in—of all things—real life and cold, hard reason. —Chicago Tribune
The tenth installment in the Discworld fantasy series from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett
Discworld''s pesky alchemists are up to their old tricks again. This time, they''ve discovered how to get gold from silver—the silver screen that is. Hearing the siren call of Holy Wood is one Victor Tugelbend, a would-be wizard turned extra. He can''t sing, he can''t dance, but he can handle a sword (sort of), and now he wants to be a star. So does Theda Withel, an ambitious ingénue from a little town you''ve probably never heard of.
But the click of moving pictures isn''t just stirring up dreams inside Discworld. Holy Wood''s magic is drifting o
