Discover sir terry pratchett s parody of the sciencefiction idiom with his novel, the dark side of the sun. The dark side of the sun 1976 strata 1981 good omens 1990 nation 2008 dodger. More terry pratchett novels terry pratchett books forum. On occasion it is evident that this was an early effort by pratchett its not as funny or thoughtful as any of his later works, and its very brief and hurried in places. Terence david john pratchett was born in buckinghamshire in 1948. The answer is an interesting book by terry pratchett, entitled the dark side of the sun. For me, it was clever and occasionally funny enough to make me laugh out loud, so i think its.
Since then, there has been no looking back for pratchett. The book cover of the dark side of the sun by terry pratchett. Dark side of the sun is an early pratchett book circa 1976 predating the discworld series. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett fictiondb. He was the only child of david and eileen pratchett. Below is the order in which terry pratchetts novels have been released in. Terry pratchetts 1976 science fiction adventure novel, and the first introduction to the holiday of hogswatch. The very first book ever published by our favourite author, sir terry pratchett.
Born in 1948 in buckinghamshire, england, pratchett was appointed officer of the order of the british empire obe in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in 2009. This stamp is also noticeable on the reverse of cover and there is a small amount of red biro writing on the reverse of cover. Previous owner indented details stamp on front cover, over book titles. He is the author of the phenomenally successful discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, the bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a. I also remember how the earliest discworld novels felt, so i figured the potential and the serendipitous coming together of his plot characters. Below is the order in which terry pratchett s novels have been released in. Get started select up to three options and well recommend a book we think youll like. It was written in 1976, long before the first discworld novels.
The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett is the story of a young man named dom who has been appointed to a powerful position on his planet, but unfortunately there have been multiple attempts on his life. Terry pratchetts discworld series comprises of a staggering 41 novels, 32 years in the making. Terry started his career in 1968 when he wrote the book carpet book which was later followed by the science fiction novel the dark side of the sun in the year 1976. Charles sublunar author, historian, poet, scientist, playwright, mathematician. Brown stainingcoffee splash staining marks on edges.
Order of books authors order of terry pratchett books. Ive read enough of pratchetts nondiscworld books to understand how his skewed humor and perspective translates outside that world. Book quiz with 10 questions about author terry pratchett. He wrote two other science novels shortly after, the dark side in 1976 and the strata in 1981. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett, paperback. Dom salabos is about to become chairman of the board of the planet widdershins, orbiting the sun seewhy.
The dark side of the sun is a science fiction novel by terry pratchett, first published in 1976 it is similar to the work of isaac asimov. Be the first to ask a question about the dark side of the sun. Buy a discounted paperback of dark side of the sun online from australias leading online bookstore. He spent his early life in bridgewater, somerset where he sat for his eleven plus exam and passed. The darks mine sign rune is described as like a floating eyeball with a curly tail. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett discworld setanta. Buy dark side of the sun by terry pratchett online from the works. According to don dammassa, both this and pratchett s 1981 scifi novel strata spoof parts of larry nivens ringworld.
This tale of tiny people with a big problem is cowritten by terry pratchett, aged seventeen, and master storyteller, terry pratchett, aged fortythree. Dark side of the sun by terry pratchett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The summoning dark is one of various darks that occur in dwarfish mines among these are the following dark, the calling dark, and the long dark. Booktopia has dark side of the sun by terry pratchett. Many consider pratchett to be the funniest writer of the last few decades. Going into the dark side of the sun, i knew what to expect. The inheritor of a family company survives assassination attempts in. He was born terrence david john pratchett in 28th of april 1948 in beaconsfield buckinghamshire, england. He was motivated to write more books after seeing how well his first book had been received by his audience. He is heir to a fortune, godson of a planetary bank and protected by. Terry pratchett 1948 2015 one day ill be dead and then youll all be sorry.
This page is part of the online version of the pqf and contains quotes for the book the dark side of the sun. The inheritor of a family company survives assassination attempts in his efforts to find the fabled jokers a mythological race left evidence of their existence as giant towers. Terry pratchett is an internationally acclaimed author who specializes in fantasy books. The summoning dark is a pandimensional creature and spirit of vengeance from dwarf mythology. He was a famous author who has written over 70 novels and was the topselling author in the uk until 2005 with his books being translated into different languages. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett librarything. Boards are beautiful with the slighted sign of shelf wear.
Buy the dark side of the sun by terry pratchett online at alibris. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett fantastic fiction. Pratchetts first two adult novels, the dark side of the sun 1976 and strata 1981, were both sciencefiction, the latter taking place partly on a discshaped world. Terry pratchett the dark side of the sun is very early pratchett. He wrote his first story, the hades business, also known as business rivals while still at school, and it was later published in the magazine science fantasy. The holiday of hogswatch, which appears in the discworld books, is celebrated by the characters in the dark side of the sun. The dark side of the sun has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Editions of the dark side of the sun by terry pratchett. All images on this page are penguin random house except the following images. The dark side of the sun terry pratchett books discworld emporium. The dark side of the sun is the second standalone novel by british author, sir terry pratchett. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchetts novels and other writings.
The dark side of the sun book by terry pratchett 4. Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry. The discworld itself grew to become one of the most richly detailed and inventive fantasy worlds in the history of the written word. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett goodreads. He is heir to a fortune, godson of a planetary bank and protected by the most efficient security money can buy. The dark side of the sun the last hero turntables of the night the sea and the little fishes sinopsys discworld is a comedic fantasy book series by the british author terry pratchett, set on the discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, great atuin. Here lies the complete and definitive list of author sir terry pratchetts books and series in alphabetical order. Original mottled red cloth with titles in gilt on the spine. The dark side of the sun by terry pratchett alibris. The dark side of the sun is a science fiction novel by terry pratchett, first published in 1976. Dark side of the sun by terry pratchett 97805523265. Terry pratchett was a very prolific novelist and his books are enjoyed by readers of all ages worldwide. The discworld novels consist of four subseries and several standalone books.