Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was an English author best known for the Discworld series, a sequence of forty-one comic fantasy novels set on a flat world carried through space on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle. Across four decades, the Discworld grew from a parody of sword-and-sorcery fantasy into one of the most sustained works of social satire in English literature, examining politics, religion, science, gender, race, capitalism, and the nature of stories themselves. Pra...
Unseen Academicals
Unseen Academicals
Synopsis
The wizards of Unseen University have discovered that their ancient charter requires them to field a football team — or lose a significant portion of their dining budget. Football in Ankh-Morpork is a violent, improvisational brawl, and Lord Vetinari wants it reformed into something civilized before someone gets too ambitious with it. Mr Nutt, a goblin candle-dribbler, turns out to be rather more than he appears, and Glenda the Night Kitchen cook turns out to be the most competent person involved.
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Mr NuttProtagonist
A goblin candle-dribbler at Unseen University who is hiding — very well — what he actually is and what he has been trained to do.
GlendaSupporting
Head of the Unseen University Night Kitchen — practical, competent, and the person who actually understands what is happening while everyone else is distracted by football.
Trev LikelySupporting
A talented street footballer whose father was a legendary player — wrestling with what the game means to people like him versus what Lord Vetinari wants it to become.
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Unseen AcademicalsUnknown, 2024
400 pages
HarperCollins PublishersLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97800633737475 editions available
