<div>The New York Times bestselling author of the Discworld series delivers &ldquo;fantasy with comedic flair&rdquo; in his debut novel and first children&rsquo;s book (VOYA). In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet . . . That&rsquo;s the old story everyone knows and loves. But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples, and there&rsquo;s a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet. The story of power-hungry mouls&mdash;and of two brothers who set out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened. It&rsquo;s a story that will come to a terrible end&mdash;if someone doesn&rsquo;t do something about it. If everyone doesn&rsquo;t do something about it . . . First published in 1971, this hilarious and wise novel marked the debut of the phenomenal Sir Terry Pratchett. Years later, Sir Terry revised the work, and this special collectable edition includes the updated text, his original color and black-and-white illustrations, and an exclusive story&mdash;a forerunner to The Carpet People created by the seventeen-year-old nascent writer who would become one of the world&rsquo;s most beloved storytellers. &ldquo;Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet.&rdquo;&mdash;Daily Mail &ldquo;The perfect starting place for young readers; seasoned Pratchett fans will just revel in his wit, his subversion of tropes and his sense of humanity . . . Small in scale but large in pleasure.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews &ldquo;Brilliantly funny dialogue, high peaks of imagination.&rdquo;&mdash;The Times</div>

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<div>Scale the heights of fun and adventure in this witty children&rsquo;s tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Discworld series. Captain the Honorable Sir Herbert Stephen Ernest Boring-Tristam-Boring (known as Bill) is very rich but very bored. When famed explorer Alfred Tence* shows up at Bill&rsquo;s door, life gets considerably more exciting. Before long, they&rsquo;re speeding off in a taxi to the distant mountains of Chilistan in search of the hairiest, most mysterious monster ever known&mdash;the Abominable Snowman! Featuring the signature wit and invention of one of the world&rsquo;s most beloved writers, this irreverent, illustrated story is from Dragons at Crumbling Castle and Other Tales by Terry Pratchett. [*Yes, that Alfred Tence&mdash;the man who rowed from Brighton to Bombay in a bathtub. It&rsquo;s true.] Praise for Dragons at Crumbling Castle and Other Tales &ldquo;My son and I discovered Terry Pratchett&rsquo;s books together, when he was about eleven years old. He&rsquo;d be reading on his own and would start to laugh, and then eagerly read the passage aloud to me&mdash;and I&rsquo;d do the same to him! Pratchett&rsquo;s books became a shared source of delight for us back then, and they still are today.&rdquo;&mdash;Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medal winner &ldquo;Feature[s] characters heroic or hiss-worthy, pranks and battles aplenty, sly twists on the familiar tropes and his trademark mix of silly humor and accurate moral commentary.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a pleasure to read Pratchett&rsquo;s reflections in his introduction and to see his signature warmth, wit, and intelligence light up these simple stories.&rdquo;&mdash;Booklist</div>

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