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Informationen zum Autor Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic , was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. Klappentext Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series! the first of which! The Colour of Magic ! was published in 1983. In all! he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen! and he was the winner of multiple prizes! including the Carnegie Medal! as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. Zusammenfassung Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folks; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle. Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. The omens are not auspicious for the new incumbent, for whom ascending this tainted throne is a more complicated affair than you might imagine, particularly when the blood on your hands just won't wash off and you're facing a future with knives in it...