Terry Pratchett's Dragons at Crumbling Gate is a series of 14 short stories penned by Sir Pratchett during his youth and unfortunately it shows. urn:lcp:dragonsatcrumbli0000prat:epub:b4322612-4d07-4cf8-8902-8fca7eb32032 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier dragonsatcrumbli0000prat Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4zh5np2f Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780857534385 I'm quite fond of Pratchett's writing for younger readers, so even though these stories aren't as well crafted as his more mature writing, they definitely contain the same sort of sensibility and humor as the rest of his work. A few scenes of mild violence, such as a battle between opposing forces of Carpet People and a fight to the death between a heroic tortoise and a deadly adder. Most conflicts in the stories, however, are resolved without violence.

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In the days of King Arthur there were no newspapers, only town criers, who went around shouting the news at the tops of their voices. Dragons at Crumbling Castle is a collection of short stories written by a seventeen-year-old Terry Pratchett when he worked as a junior reporter at a local British newspaper in the nineteen sixties. This was at a time when people actually still hired teens to do real work, and you didn't have so many child labor laws to make it impossible for teens to learn a real trade. He did odd stories of random country events, but also wrote weekly stories for children. This book is a collection of those children's stories. Unfortunately the stories themselves aren't his best work by a long shot and I also found that they ended fairly abruptly.

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Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories by Pratchett, Terry. This item is in as new condition 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 which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any . The word "fan" usually instills this feeling of 333 tarantulas walking up and down my body about to sting me because when I hear the word "fan" I either picture the electronic device stirring the air or I picture a lunatic without a shirt and the words "I want a baby with you" written with Edding across her breasts.

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The illustrations in this book are the only good thing. I don't want to insult Terry Pratchett as a writer, but hey, these were written when he was a teenager and for teenage writing, it's promising. But he's far beyond that now and the publishing of his first efforts certainly won't enhance his reputation. Hercules the Tortoise: If you ever happen to have a child whose pet turtle goes missing after being let out to crawl around the yard - this is the perfect story for that moment. We have the name-giving dragons at Crumbling Castle, the Carpet People that later got their very own novel, Father Christmas, "normal" people trying to prove that a steam-engined car would be a good/bad idea, a heroic tortoise, a Snowman, knights, time travel and much more. Instead I just adore this man's humour and accomplishment throughout his life (and I'm not just talking about the money he made over the years)!Max longs for adventure in his life–then one day, a flying pony called Kevin crashes into his flat, blown in by a magical storm. Mayhem, friendship and a brilliant cast of characters combine in this fabulously funny tale. Even at that young age, Terry Pratchett was a talented writer. This isn't descriptive prose to win awards. It's just fun stories that line up one joke right after another. This was a fun little collection of early Pratchett stories for kids all ages. They were told as if they were children's tales, but there is always an undercurrent of humor that's a treat to adults. Kinda like his later work in that respect. Another Tale of the Carpet People: Here, the Carpet People set out on a voyage of exploration (with certain parallels to the storybook conception of Columbus' famous voyage) and 'discover' the Rug. Pero ese chico inocente de la motocicleta y mi yo adulto, el del sombrero negro y la barba, somos la misma persona. Y lo único que los dos hemos querido siempre es escribir para gente que sea lo bastante mayor para comprender. Y para imaginar...»

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Father Christmas Gets A Job: In today's job market, even our much-beloved Santa Claus might find he's not very 'employable.' This book was chosen as a March 2015 book selection in a Good Reads group that I'm in, Flights of Fantasy. Little did we know when we nominated it and voted it in, that it would appear on our group shelf in the very month that Sir Pratchett passed away. Read and enjoy these silly,but delightful, little yarns. If you have children, or grandchildren , of a young age like I have,you will have a great amount of enjoyment reading these to them. Edwo the Boring Knight: Edwo may be boring (in fact, he bores a dragon stiff - literally), but this story of a youngest son off to seek his fortune, is not. There are over 40 books in the Discworld series, of which four are written for children. The first of these, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal.It didn't make me laugh out loud but just to "hear Terry Pratchett's voice", albeit his younger one, was giving me this warm feeling inside and I'm glad I have this collection of short stories in addition to the others. Para cualquier fan de Terry Pratchett, vale la pena leerlo. Se nota muchísimo que aún estaba desarrollando su estilo y que aún le quedaba mucho por aprender, y siempre es bonito ver el progreso de un autor. Families can talk about the best ways to learn how to tell a story. What kinds of assignments might help a student develop a sense for storytelling? Whilst there are some funny passages (actually more funny sentences) they are few and far between but it does show the beginnings of his command for the English language and viewpoints that are slightly off center which makes them funny.

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Tales of the Carpet People: Pratchett fans who've read his recently re-published first novel "The Carpet People" will be familiar with the characters here. I actually think the conceit works better in a shorter format. The Egg-Dancing Championship: A small-town folktale of rivalries surrounding two neighboring villages' (rather silly) traditonal contest. Here, though, we see some of Terry’s very early work. It’s almost like Pratchett is experimenting, playing with words and themes to see if his writing has the desired effect. It is clearly the work of an inexperienced writer, and it shows many ideas that he would one day use to make his writing so remarkable and unique: so distinctively his own. They were all enjoyable, full of charm and wit, without being insufferable in their humour. The balance is perfect. Sometimes I feel like Pratchett tries too hard, inserting a joke or pun wherever possible, but here it was just right. CD 2: Tales of the Carpet People (concluded) , Hercules the Tortoise, Dok the Caveman, The Big Race I collection of cute short stories from Pterry's journalist days. (As a side note, I may have teared up a bit reading the intro... *sniffs*)

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En este libro encontrarán 14 cuentos en los que ya se puede ver el tipo de humor que Pratchett desarrollaría años más tarde en la saga Mundodisco y demás novelas que escribió. Se asemejan a los cuentos de hadas, pero para un público juvenil-adulto porque contienen chistes y referencias que lectores más chicos podrían no entender. In 2008, Harper Children's published Terry's standalone non-Discworld YA novel, Nation. Terry published Snuff in October 2011.