First published in Great Britain in 1971 by Colin Smythe Ltd revised edition (text only) published by Doubleday in 1992.Īll rights reserved. Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, in 2009. Photograph of Terry Pratchett in Gallery II © by Paul Felix Illustrations copyright © 1971, 2009, 2012, and 2013 by Terry and Lyn PratchettĪddendum copyright © 1965 by Bucks Free Press “Brilliantly funny dialogue, high peaks of imagination.”- The Times Read moreĬopyright © 1992 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett Small in scale but large in pleasure.”- Kirkus Reviews “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. “Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet.”- Daily Mail 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-a forerunner to The Carpet People created by the seventeen-year-old nascent writer who would become one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. įirst published in 1971, this hilarious and wise novel marked the debut of the phenomenal Sir Terry Pratchett. If everyone doesn’t do something about it. It’s a story that will come to a terrible end-if someone doesn’t do something about it. The story of power-hungry mouls-and of two brothers who set out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet. But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples, and there’s a new story in the making. That’s the old story everyone knows and loves. In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. The New York Times bestselling author of the Discworld series delivers “fantasy with comedic flair” in his debut novel and first children’s book ( VOYA).
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