New York Times BestsellerDo you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West?The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series.
A follow-up to Dragons at Crumbling Castle, this second batch of storytelling gems features stories written when Sir Terry was just seventeen years old and working as a junior reporter. In these pages, new Pratchett fans will find wonder, mayhem, sorcery, and delight-and loyal readers will recognize the seeds of ideas that went on to influence his most beloved tales later in life. As Neil Gaiman says, "a Terry Pratchett book is a small miracle"-and The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner proves to be another miracle taking its place alongside Pratchett's astounding and cherished body of work.
Fourteen early tales from a master storyteller reveal the wit and whimsy that would define a legend. Wizards and Witches: Meet a witch who prefers a vacuum cleaner to a broomstick, and witness a wizarding war where the spells get personal and the furniture pays the price. Gnomes and Trolls: Join a colony of gnomes on a daring lorry-driving escape from a department store, and follow three trolls on an epic quest for a magical gem that takes them all the way to the moon.
British Humor: Welcome to the Wild West of Britain... in Wales, where the fastest truncheon in town must stop a train robbery and clean up a feud between rival ice-cream men. Magical Adventure: Explore the extraordinary imagination of a seventeen-year-old Terry Pratchett in stories featuring time-traveling televisions, submarines made from walnuts, and an ant who decides he's had enough of being just a number.
New York Times BestsellerDo you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West?The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series.
A follow-up to Dragons at Crumbling Castle, this second batch of storytelling gems features stories written when Sir Terry was just seventeen years old and working as a junior reporter. In these pages, new Pratchett fans will find wonder, mayhem, sorcery, and delight-and loyal readers will recognize the seeds of ideas that went on to influence his most beloved tales later in life. As Neil Gaiman says, "a Terry Pratchett book is a small miracle"-and The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner proves to be another miracle taking its place alongside Pratchett's astounding and cherished body of work.
Fourteen early tales from a master storyteller reveal the wit and whimsy that would define a legend. Wizards and Witches: Meet a witch who prefers a vacuum cleaner to a broomstick, and witness a wizarding war where the spells get personal and the furniture pays the price. Gnomes and Trolls: Join a colony of gnomes on a daring lorry-driving escape from a department store, and follow three trolls on an epic quest for a magical gem that takes them all the way to the moon.
British Humor: Welcome to the Wild West of Britain... in Wales, where the fastest truncheon in town must stop a train robbery and clean up a feud between rival ice-cream men. Magical Adventure: Explore the extraordinary imagination of a seventeen-year-old Terry Pratchett in stories featuring time-traveling televisions, submarines made from walnuts, and an ant who decides he's had enough of being just a number.
