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Book Synopsis'A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.'
William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .
Launched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.
It's a big news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader. And a dangerous criminal organisation will do anything to control the story . . .
'An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny' The Times
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Truth is a standalone.
Trade ReviewPratchett has found his own way of turning lead into gold, and by that I don't just mean that he's written 25 bestsellers in 17 years, but that every one he has written is a treasure. * Guardian *
Fluent, intricately plotted and sometimes very funny. * Daily Telegraph *
He would be amusing in any form, and his spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction. * Mail on Sunday *
Pratchett fans are in for a treat with his 25th Discworld novel. * Daily Express *
The Truth is an unmitigated delight and very, very funny . . . The pace is compelling but he never lets his tale descend into simple farce. * The Times *
