{"product_id":"9781804995877","title":"A Blink of the Screen : Collected Short Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Pratchett, Terry \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eShort stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 April 2025 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e127 x 197 x 26 | 254g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the world's best-loved authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Clever, neatly constructed and funny … Pratchett is one of the great comic writers and storytellers of our time' GuardianA Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press; to the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the Discworld series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with his inimitable brand of humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFront cover may vary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54552079532356,"sku":"9781804995877","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/ba72121fe56c28e403016c0910d0030a.png?v=1752787366","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.pro\/products\/9781804995877","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}