The truth
a novel of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs
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The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician Lord Vetinari. The facts say Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called the truth ...
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Fiction, Discworld (Imaginary place), Journalists, Newspaper publishing, Fantasy, Investigative reporting, Fiction, fantasy, general, Journalists, fiction, Discworld (imaginary place), fiction, English literature, Fiction, humorous, Reporters and reporting, Newspapers, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Journalists in fiction, Newspaper publishing in fiction, Satire, series:DiscworldPeople
William de Worde (Fictitious character), Otto Chriek (Fictitious character), Sacharaissa Cripslock (Fictitious character), Mr. Pin (Fictitious character), Mr. Tulip (Fictitious character), Havelock Vetinari (Fictitious character), Lord de Worde (Fictitious character), Mr. Slant (Fictitious character), Drumknott (Fictitious character), Wuffles (Dog; Fictitious character), Gaspode (Fictitious character), Foul Ol' Ron (Fictitious character)Showing 6 featured editions. View all 37 editions?
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The truth: a novel of Discworld
2000, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
- 1st ed.
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