A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction (Hardcover) by Terry Pratchett, A S Byatt

from quondame

A few stories and very short bits both Discworld and not, in the other order, over the course of Terry Pratchett's career. Familiar ground to be sure, with several delightful passages, but not an absorbing read. I'm sure the illustrations, all grouped at the end, are much better in a larger, more...

from reading_fox

Not as good as I'd have though it would have been, but with a few interesting stories in it. This is a collection of pTerry's shorter works mostly written as specials for anthologies and conferences, but also featuring some of his very earliest stories published in the school magasine and local n...

from bostonian71

Good collection for Pratchett completists, of which I'm one (knock a half-star off my rating if you're not). While none of the selections can measure up to one of his Discworld novels (the long Granny Weatherwax story comes closest), they're fun to read, especially if you're already familiar with...

from jennybeast

Even better than Dragons at Crumbling Castle -- it has a Discworld selection, after all. Great collection of shorter works from all parts of his career.

from SueinCyprus

A mixed collection of fictional pieces written by Pratchett from the age of 13 upwards, each with a brief introduction. The first two-thirds of the book contain stories with a science-fiction slant, some of them very bizarre, but - as one would expect - very well written. Even if I didn't quite u...