The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett Transworld Publishers

A beautiful hardback edition of the classic Discworld novel • They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That mastering it is a lifetime's work. But you do need a certain inclination in that direction. It's not something you can just pick up on the job • A few days ago Sam Vimes was a copper – an important copper, true – chief of police – but still, at his core, a policeman. But today he is an ambassador - to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Today, Sam Vimes is also a man on the run • He has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization there's going to be a terrible war • There are monsters on his trail. They're bright

«Пятый элефант» — юмористическое фэнтези известного английского писателя Терри Пратчетта, написано в 1999 году. Двадцать четвёртая книга цикла «Плоский мир», пятая книга из цикла о Страже • Гостеприимный, смертоносный Убервальд • Страна улыбающихся вампиров, игривых вервольфов, радушных гномов и замечательных игр - «Попробуй убеги, чтобы тебя не сожрали» или «Успей домой до захода солнца» • Также в сюжете - легендарный Пятый Слон, упавший когда-то на Плоский мир, и искусный дипломат, командующий Городской Стражей Сэмюель Ваймс • Книга на английском языке • The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is • 'Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy

Сэм Ваймс, командор городской стражи Анк-Морпорка, покинул родной дом • Ему пришлось стать послом в Убервальд, загадочное место, населённое гномами, вампирами и оборотнями. Теперь Ваймс должен освоить искусство дипломатии. И поскорее. Но когда его внимание привлекает загадка, тесно связанная с его родным городом, профессиональный слуга закона не может не начать расследование. Что вообще может пойти не так? • Оказывается, много чего. Ваймсу, вооружённому лишь своей смекалкой и портками дяди Вани (не спрашивайте), придётся пробираться через холодные леса Убервальда. И если он сгинет в пути или промедлит, разразится ужасная война • Но по его следу идут чудовища. Эти оборотни умны и резвы. И они всё ближе • "Пятый элефант" - пятая книга из цикла про Стражу, но книги о Плоском мире можно читать в любом порядке

Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, provided the illustrations for The Last Hero, designed the covers for the Discworld novels since 2002 and is the author of the definitive portfolio volume The Art Of Discworld • If Terry Pratchett's pen gave his characters life, Paul Kidby's brush allowed them to live it • Containing black-and-white line drawings based on his hugely popular artwork as well as original pieces produced exclusively for this book - featuring such iconic Discworld personalities as Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes, Archchancellor Ridcully, Rincewind, Tiffany Aching and, of course, Death - Terry Pratchett's Discworld Colouring Book is required . . . reading? . . . for all Discworld fans

Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, provided the illustrations for The Last Hero, designed the covers for the Discworld novels since 2002 and is the author of the bestseller The Art Of Discworld • Now, Paul Kidby has collected the very best of his Discworld illustrations in this definitive volume, including 40 pieces never before seen, 30 pieces that have only appeared in foreign editions, limited editions and BCA editions, and 17 book cover illustrations since 2004 that have never been seen without cover text • If Terry Pratchett's pen gave his characters life, Paul Kidby's brush allowed them to live it, and nowhere is that better illustrated than in this magnificent Special Edition, which features a varient cover, gilded page edging, and a specially-designed slipcase

Книга "Терри Пратчетт. Жизнь со сносками. Официальная биография" была написана Робом Уилкинсом, его бывшим помощником, другом, а ныне главой литературного фонда Пратчетта. Опираясь на свои глубокие воспоминания, а также на воспоминания семьи, друзей и коллег автора, Роб раскрывает полную картину жизни Терри - от детства до его удивительной писательской карьеры, а также о том, как он столкнулся с болезнью Альцгеймера и справился с тем, что он назвал "препятствием". Глубоко трогательный и личный портрет необыкновенной жизни сэра Терри Пратчетта, написанный с непревзойденной проницательностью и наполненный забавными анекдотами - это единственная официальная биография одного из наших лучших авторов. Книга на английском языке • At the time of his death in 2015, award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on his finest story yet - his own

Терри Пратчетт, создатель «Плоского мира» и виртуоз фэнтезийного жанра, успел стать автором множества незабываемых высказываний. Эта книга – попытка собрать под одной обложкой лучшие цитаты великого писателя, записанные и произнесённые им за его выдающуюся, почти полувековую карьеру. Слова Пратчетта поднимают настроение, заставляют задуматься и наглядно демонстрируют его непревзойдённое писательское мастерство • Книга «Ernsthaft lustig. Die besten Terry-Pratchett-Zitate der Welt», текст которой дополнен великолепными иллюстрациями, станет отличным подарком для всех поклонников творчества Терри Пратчетта • Книга на немецком языке • Terry Pratchett hat im Laufe der Zeit so manchen unvergesslichen Satz erschaffen. Dieser Band vereint erstmals die schönsten Zitate aus seiner über 40 Jahre währenden, einzigartigen Karriere

Paulo's writing is a visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore. His stories are simple and direct, yet they have the power to change lives and inspire you with the courage to follow your dreams… • His fifth novel, The Fifth Mountain, is set in the 9th century BC. Elijah is a young man struggling to maintain his sanity amidst a chaotic world of tyranny and war. Forced to flee his home, then choose between his new found love and security and his overwhelming sense of duty, this is a moving and inspiring story about how we can transcend even the most terrible ordeals by keeping faith and love alive

A funny, colourful story about learning empathy for others and helping those who may need it from the multi-award-winning creator of One Fox • The littlest elephant is always in a rush, until a tiny mouse shows her how to slow down and notice the other creatures in the jungle, from butterflies and chameleons, to monkeys and a tiger • The bright and richly illustrated pages will entrance any child as they follow the littlest elephant on her way to the pool for a swim

Inspired by Hemingway’s adventures as a newspaper correspondent in Spain in the 1930s, The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War magnificently evokes life in a besieged city over a tumultuous decade. Featuring the author’s only full-length play, the works recount decadent parties and doomed love affairs amid the rubble, and effortlessly capture the devastating effects of the war on the inhabitants of the city

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! • Now that Darrell Rivers and her friends are fifth formers, it's their turn to produce the school play. There is plenty of talent on show but everyone has their own ideas and competition for the starring role is fierce. Can the girls overcome their quarrels so that no one is upstaged? • Between 1946 and 1951, Enid Blyton wrote six novels set at Malory Towers. Book 5 was first published in 1950. This edition features the classic text and is unillustrated

Four nuns and a fifth woman are killed in a savage night-time attack in Africa. A year later, Inspector Kurt Wallander investigates the disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher and discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles. Then, another man is reported missing • Once again Wallander's life is put on hold as he and his team work tirelessly to find a link between the series of vicious murders