Terry Pratchett

Gotovtes, dostojnye zhiteli Ank-Morporka, ibo vas zhdet samoe neobychnoe zrelische vo vsem Ploskom mire! Dvizhuschiesja kartinki uzhe zdes! Tak chto zapasajtes khlopnutymi zernami, ustraivajtes poudobnee i vnimajte podlinnoj istorii Golyvuda. Volshebniki i trolli, prodavtsy gorjachikh sosisok i govorjaschij Chudo-Pes Gaspod, Tvari iz Podzemelnykh Izmerenij i otvazhnyj Bibliotekar iz Nezrimogo Universiteta. A esche - tselaja tysjacha slonov!

Pratchett's perceptive and laugh-out-loud Discworld series is a literary phenomenon. And in The Last Hero, one aging hero with a grudge decides enough is enough. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Paul Kidby. A brand-new paperback edition of The Last Hero, featuring a new text design, glorious illustrations by Paul Kidby, and a brand-new cover by artist Leo Nicholls.'An enduring, endearing presence in comic literature' GuardianIt stars the legendary Cohen the Barbarian, a legend in his own lifetime. Cohen can remember when a hero didn't have to worry about fences and lawyers and civilisation, and when people didn't tell you off for killing dragons. But he can't always remember, these days, where he put his teeth... So now, with his ancient sword and his new walking stick and his old friends - and they're very old friends - Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld and meet his gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeance. That'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.

Govorjat, mir zakonchitsja v subbotu. A imenno, v sledujuschuju subbotu. Nezadolgo do uzhina. K neschastju, po oshibke Meri Taratory, sestry Neumolchnogo ordena, Antikhrista ne pristroili v nuzhnoe mesto. Chetyre vsadnika Apokalipsisa osedlali mototsikly. A predstaviteli Verkhnego i Nizhnego Mirov sochli, chto im ochen simpatichen chelovecheskij rod... Esli komu-nibud eto dejstvitelno interesno, Terri Pratchett rodilsja v Anglii, v grafstve Bukingemshir, v 1948 godu. Emu udalos uklonitsja ot vsekh uvlekatelnykh professij, kotorye tak khorosho smotrjatsja v podobnykh biografijakh. Otdavaja predpochtenie spokojnoj zhizni, on ustroilsja press-attashe v Tsentralnoe Upravlenie Elektroenergetiki kak raz posle intsidenta na Trekhmilnom ostrove, chto svidetelstvuet o ego bezuprechnom chuvstve momenta. Zhil v Somersete s zhenoj i docherju, zanimajas iskljuchitelno literaturnym trudom. Ljubil, kogda ego ugoschajut bananovym dajkiri (emu bylo izvestno, chto nikto ne chitaet spravki ob avtorakh, no on vse-taki reshil, chto est smysl poprobovat). Nil Gejman podrabatyval zhurnalistom, no brosil eto delo, uvlekshis sochineniem komiksov, kotorye schitaet vpolne polnotsennoj khudozhestvennoj formoj kontsa dvadtsatogo veka (on dazhe poluchil za nikh neskolko premij, tak chto vse v porjadke). Ego rost 5 futov i 10 djujmov, u nego izrjadnyj zapas chernykh futbolok, i khotja on ne v vostorge ot bananovogo dajkiri, emu vsegda lstit, kogda priznatelnye feny perevodjat dengi na ego schet (on oznakomilsja s biografiej Terri Pratchetta i, khotja somnevaetsja, chto iz etogo budet tolk, no reshil: "Da ladno, kakogo cherta!.."). V etom nenadezhnom mire predpochtitelnee dollary. Terri Pratchett vstaval rano utrom, a Nil Gejman - rano dnem. Eta kniga sozdavalas v te chetyre-pjat chasov, kogda ne spal ni odin iz nikh.

Govorjat, mir zakonchitsja v subbotu. A imenno, v sledujuschuju subbotu. Nezadolgo do uzhina. K neschastju, po oshibke Meri Taratory, sestry Neumolchnogo ordena, Antikhrista ne pristroili v nuzhnoe mesto. Chetyre vsadnika Apokalipsisa osedlali mototsikly. A predstaviteli Verkhnego i Nizhnego Mirov sochli, chto im ochen simpatichen chelovecheskij rod... Novaja redaktsija teksta ot Nila Gejmana. Tsvetnye illjustratsii Pola Kidbi. Bonusy - intervju s Terri Pratchettom i Nilom Gejmanom. Perevodchik: Jurkan Margarita JurevnaRedaktor: Nazarenko MikhailKhudozhnik: Kidbi Pol

Ty verish v volshebstvo? Mozhesh voobrazit sebe bitvu charodeev, podvodnuju lodku razmerom s gretskij orekh ili mashinu vremeni v televizore? A nezadachlivogo fokusnika, kotoryj odnazhdy utrom uvidel strannyj pylesos, a uzhe k obedu vsjo, k chemu by on ni pritronulsja, prevraschalos to v zhjoltykh slonikov, to v sendvichi s syrom, to v veshalku dlja shljap? Togda my priglashaem tebja v volshebnyj mir Terri Pratchetta! Zdes ty najdjosh chetyrnadtsat neverojatno smeshnykh rasskazov etogo zamechatelnogo pisatelja. Tebja zhdut piraty, pritselnaja strelba morozhenym, gnomy, velikany, govorjaschie muravi i drugie chudesa! I, razumeetsja, vedma verkhom na pylesose! Umoritelno smeshno!

Oni - osnovateli "Pravdy": pervogo v Ploskom mire novostnogo listka. Ikh oruzhie - bloknot, pero i slovo. Oni znajut vsjo, chto proiskhodit v Ank-Morporke, i rasskazyvajut ob etom ranshe vsekh. Kogda lorda Vitinari obvinjajut v sumasshestvii, vorovstve i popytke ubijstva, oni ne mogut ostatsja v storone. Ikh tsel - vyjasnit pravdu. I napisat o nej... esli ikh ne prikonchat ranshe. Pereizdanie znamenitogo tsikla "Ploskij mir" sera Terri Pratchetta, kotoryj stal legendoj i klassikom esche pri zhizni. Oformlenie superpopuljarnoj v Rossii khudozhnitsy i pisatelnitsy Poliny Graf. Vnutri eskizy personazhej i sjuzhetnykh stsen, litery na stranitsakh, portret avtora i dopolnitelnaja tsvetnaja illjustratsija. Perevodchik: Demidov Roman

Pered vami spravochnik po Ploskomu miru, kotoryj pomozhet kazhdomu chitatelju Terri Pratchetta legko orientirovatsja v ego fenomenalnoj vselennoj! Etot mir pokoitsja na spinakh chetyrjokh slonov, kotorye stojat na pantsire gigantskoj zvjozdnoj cherepakhi, medlenno plyvuschej v kosmose. A eschjo eto mirovoj izdatelskij fenomen, svyshe 85 millionov prodannykh ekzempljarov i bolshe 40 knig, ne schitaja razlichnykh rukovodstv, kart, dnevnikov i drugikh soputstvujuschikh materialov. Putevoditel berezhno provedjot vas po samomu vesjolomu settingu v fentezi-literature, rasskazhet o zlachnykh mestakh Ank-Morporka i dostoprimechatelnostjakh korolevstva Lankr i napomnit, v chjom raznitsa mezhdu Akhmedom Bezumnym i Akhmedom 71-j chas. Perevodchik: Sergeeva Valentina Sergeevna, Trinkunas KsenijaKhudozhnik: Briggs Stiven

Znachit, tak. Ank-Morpork - eto vam ne kakaja-nibud ovtsepikskaja glush! Tut vse splosh tsivilizatsija. Zdes prodajut sosiski v teste, grabjat i ubivajut (prichem inogda bez litsenzii!), shutjat i balamutjat, khimichat i magichat. Jasnoe delo, byvajut i neporjadki. Vot na etot sluchaj tut i est Strazha. Rabota ne pylnaja, s vozmozhnostjami prodvizhenija po sluzhbe, no v nej imejutsja svoi professionalnye sekrety. Vo-pervykh, sleduet nauchitsja begat ne slishkom bystro (a to esche, chego dobrogo, dogonish). Vo-vtorykh, trebuetsja usvoit osnovnoj printsip vyzhivanija v ulichnykh drakakh - voobsche ne uchastvovat v takovykh. V-tretikh, krichat "Vse spokojno!" nado ne slishkom gromko, inache mogut uslyshat. Zato rabota v Ank-Morporkskoj Strazhe otkryvaet prosto fantasticheskie vozmozhnosti. Vo vsekh smyslakh. Vstrechajte chetyre pervykh romana o Strazhe Ploskogo mira: "Strazha! Strazha!", "K oruzhiju! K oruzhiju!", "Nogi iz gliny" i "Patriot".

Discover master story-teller Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld in this first book in the Tiffany Aching series . . . Tiffany Aching wants to be a witch when she grows up . . . A proper one, with a pointy hat. And flying, Tiffany has always dreamed of flying (though it's cold up there, and you have to wear really thick pants, two layers). And as the twentieth granddaughter of her Granny Aching: shepherdess extraordinaire, and protector of the land, Tiffany knows the most important thing a real witch can do is protect others with their magic. So, when the monsters of Fairyland kidnap her brother, Tiffany decides it’s up to her to defend her home, even if she’s only armed with a frying pan and her common sense. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle – a.k.a the Wee Free Men – a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men. Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself . . . This edition includes a special introduction from Rhianna Pratchett.'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian'Quite, quite brilliant' StarburstDISCOVER THE FULL TIFFANY ACHING SERIES, THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO DISCWORLD:The Wee Free MenA Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight The Shepherd’s Crown

Enter master story-teller Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld in this fourth book in the Tiffany Aching series . . . Tiffany Aching is discovering it’s not easy being a witch . . . People respect witches, but also fear them, and sometimes Tiffany Aching wishes that being a witch was more in-line with the having fun whizzing around on broomsticks that she’d imagined. Then something evil awakens that stirs up all the old stories about nasty old witches, and suddenly Tiffany starts to think that even just wearing a pointy hat seems like a very bad idea . . . Worse still, this ghost from the past is searching for one witch in particular. He's hunting for Tiffany – and he's found her . . .‘If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian‘Writing at the height of his powers . . . [Sir Terry Pratchett] makes us laugh a lot’ Sunday TimesDISCOVER THE FULL TIFFANY ACHING SERIES, THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO DISCWORLD:The Wee Free MenA Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight The Shepherd’s Crown

Enter master story-teller Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld in this second book in the Tiffany Aching series . . . Something is coming after Tiffany Aching . . . Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but life isn't exactly what she thought it would be. She expects spells and magic – not chores and ill-tempered goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this? But when a sinister creature starts pursuing her, Tiffany realises that she’ll need her magic more than ever to fight it off. And this time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself. Will she succeed?‘If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?’ Guardian‘Oodles of dry wit, imagination and shrewdly observed characters’ Independent on Sunday‘Fantastically inventive and humorous’ The Sunday TimesDISCOVER THE FULL TIFFANY ACHING SERIES, THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO DISCWORLD:The Wee Free MenA Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight The Shepherd’s Crown

Enter master story-teller Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld in this fifth book in the Tiffany Aching series and the very final Discworld novel . . . Tiffany Aching has finally got her wish . . . She is a witch (and a respected one, at that). Overworked and underpaid, that’s for certain, but a witch nonetheless. But deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. And while Tiffany might be a fully-fledged witch now, she’s going to need help. So as the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany turns to the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land. This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. There will be a reckoning . . .'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?’ Guardian‘This isn't just a great Discworld book, it's extraordinary . . . A magnificent sign-off.’ Daily Telegraph‘Brilliant . . . This is a book worth reading twice in quick succession’ Daily MailDISCOVER THE FULL TIFFANY ACHING SERIES, THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO DISCWORLD:The Wee Free MenA Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight The Shepherd’s Crown

Enter master story-teller Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld in this third book in the Tiffany Aching series . . . Tiffany Aching is starting to realize that some witches are a bit odd . . . When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to young witch Tiffany Aching, he decides he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. But forever is a long time, so right now Tiffany is just trying to make it through the Winter and hopefully find a way to escape. It will take all of Tiffany’s skill and cunning, as well as some help from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible Wee Free Men – to survive until Spring. And survive she must, because according to the other witches, if Tiffany doesn't make it to Spring . . . Spring won't come at all.'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian‘Characteristically entertaining’ Sunday Times'In every sense fantastic' IndependentDISCOVER THE FULL TIFFANY ACHING SERIES, THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO DISCWORLD:The Wee Free MenA Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight The Shepherd’s Crown

Genialnyj plan i vsjo produmano do melochej. Snachala staja krys navodnjaet gorod, ustraivaet ego obitateljam veseluju zhizn, a potom javljaetsja malchik-prostak s dudochkoj (v soprovozhdenii polosatogo kota), za khoroshie dengi vyvodit krys iz goroda, i vse schastlivy. Dengi zhe potom deljatsja mezhdu kotom po imeni Izumitelnyj Moris (na pensiju s domikom i dobroserdechnoj starushkoj), Klanom krys (na delo sozdanija Krysinoj Respubliki) i malchikom, prichem bolshuju zhe chast pribiraet k lapam egoistichnyj kotische, tak kak imenno ego kriminalnomu talantu operatsija i objazana svoim uspekhom. No odnazhdy plan idet naperekosjak. V Drjan-Blintsburge, chto v zemljakh Ubervalda, oni stalkivajutsja s Zlokozniej Grymm (vnuchkoj tekh samykh Sester Grymm), s Krysolovom No1 i Krysolovom No2, i na desert - s nastojaschim Volshebnym Dudochnikom. A v podvalakh i podzemeljakh obitaet nechto temnoe i strashnoe. Tma predjavljaet svoi prava, i nikto iz Uchenykh Gryzunov ne znaet, kak ej protivostojat i kto-to dolzhen pozhertvovat svoej zhiznju..

Emu nelzja prikazat. Ego nelzja zastavit. Smert, Mrachnyj Zhnets, samyj ostroumnyj i trudoljubivyj zlodej vo vsem Ploskom mire, delaet tolko to, chto schitaet pravilnym, - zaodno s Mortimerom, kotorogo vzjal sebe v podmasterja.

Vy uznaete vsju pravdu o tom, kak zhenschina rodila kobru! Znamenityj Govorjaschij Pes Ank-Morporka raskroet svoju mordu! Ljudi, kotorykh pokhischali elfy i letajuschie tarelki, - svidetelstva ochevidtsev! Oborotni v dospekhakh - v Gorodskoj Strazhe sluzhit vervolf?! Nu i vsjakie patritsii-ubijtsy, prezabavnye ovoschi, dozhdi iz sobak, padajuschie meteority i mnogoe drugoe!

Smert Ploskogo mira - ne nekaja abstraktnaja neprijatnost, chto sluchaetsja rano ili pozdno s kazhdym iz nas. O, net! Smert - eto on. So vsemi vytekajuschimi... On vesma otvetstvennyj, ved vsem izvestno, kak eto neprijatno - umeret nevovremja. U nego est doch, sobstvennyj dom, sluga Albert (v miru - samyj moguschestvennyj volshebnik Ploskogo mira i osnovatel Nezrimogo universiteta - Alberto Malikh) i loshad Binki (da, zhivaja, ibo voznja so skeletami uzhe porjadkom podnadoela). V obschem, Smert Ploskogo mira - vesma primechatelnaja lichnost. I iz-za etogo i nachinajutsja problemy... Vo-pervykh, Smert stal dedushkoj. Vo-vtorykh, On snova podalsja v narod... Kotoryj to skhodit s uma ot novoj muzyki, to vdrug reshil obojtis bez Santa-Khrjakusa na glavnom prazdnike goda. V obschem, skuchat ne pridetsja nikomu. P. S. V epizodakh: Smert Krys, prepodavateli Nezrimogo Universiteta (i Bibliotekar) v polnom sostave, "Rok-Gruppa", elf Alberto, Bog pokhmelja, Zubnaja feja i proch.

Djavol nanimaet reklamschika, chtoby populjarizirovat Ad. Pisatel ubivaet opostylevshego personazha, no sledujuschim utrom tot objavljaetsja na poroge ego doma. Nezadachlivye puteshestvenniki popadajut v mir ozhivshikh rozhdestvenskikh otkrytok - i vidjat tam to, chto Lavkraftu ne snilos. Volshebniki Nezrimogo Universiteta dumajut, kak perezhit proverku lorda Vitinari, a kapitan Morkou reshaet problemu prestupnosti sredi ank-morporkskoj molodezhi. Vstrechajte sbornik korotkikh istorij sera Terri Pratchetta: ot fentezi i stikhov do nauchnoj fantastiki, ot pervogo opublikovannogo rasskaza, napisannogo junym Terri v 13 let, do otryvkov, ne voshedshikh v povesti o Ploskom mire.

Good Omens

Chto delat miroljubivoj strane, kotoruju okruzhili verolomnye, zlobnye, voinstvennye vragi? Pravilno - prizvat na zaschitu Otechestva svoikh vernykh synovej. Tolko kak postupit, esli synovej-to prakticheski i ne ostalos, a te, chto est, kak by eto pomjagche, ne doschitalis konechnostej esche s proshlogo pokhoda. Vot i prikhoditsja serzhantu Dzhekramu i kapralu Strappi verbovat kogo popalo v slavnyj polk "Tudoj-sjudoj" - ved u otechestva est i docheri, raz uzh synovja... zakonchilis. Koroche, vpered, parni, k pobede!.. Eee, to est devushki! Perevodchik: Sergeeva V.