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Fortunately, once you open up the book, it pretty much delivers on that. Of course, for £25 you’d expect a decent return for your money but, if you’re a Pratchett fan, this book promises a great deal. In fact, the whole thing oozes quality, with colourful hardback covers, beautifully marbled endpapers and heavy, glossy pages.

Similarly, Paul Kidby’s detailed but always slightly comical artwork includes sepia-tinted portraits of notable characters on almost every page, hopefully bringing a smile to readers who’ve enjoyed the ‘Discworld’ novels over the years.Īt 240 pages and 24 by 24cm in size, this is a big, heavy book that’ll rest on any coffee-table with a certain solidity. Here are brief biographies, guild entrance exams, crime reports, sacred texts and even the plans to a certain celebrated floral clock. The central conceit, if you will, is that the inhabitants of the city of Ankh-Morpork are worth reading about, whether you’re student of anthropology or merely a curious tourist. Flogging’s their job.Ĭompletely revamped and redesigned, this full-colour book contains material from Discworld Diaries across the decades.If you’ve ever read one of those books about some exotic country filled with photos and essays about the lives of the people living there, you’ll have some idea of what ‘The Ankh-Morpork Archives’ is all about. They won’t appreciate their methods being flogged behind their back. Just don’t let the Thieves’ Guild catch you with this. Cut the chaff, peek behind the curtain, see how the sausage gets made. That’s right, have yourself a glimpse of what actually goes on in the city’s societies.

If you’ve ever wondered where Unseen University students wet their whistles (while avoiding their teachers as they do the same), or pondered just what the Assassins’ Guild constitutes a proper means of inhumation – there are standards to be upheld – this is the book for you. In this top-secret guide, intrepid explorers will experience the real city.

Think you know Ankh-Morpork? Think again. Containing material unavailable for twenty years - this is a comprehensive guide to the capital city of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, getting to the heart of Ankh-Morpork’s secrets, societies and guilds.

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