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Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestseller in England, where they have catapulted him into the highest echelons of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.In this Discworld installment, Death comes to Mort with an offer he can't refuse -- especially since being, well, dead isn't compulsory.As Death's apprentice, he'll have free board and lodging, use of the company horse, and he won't need time off for family funerals. The position is everything Mort thought he'd ever wanted, until he discovers that this perfect job can be a killer on his love life.

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork... A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series. Twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors, each accompanied by exquisite original woodcut illustrations. These are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst none are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Ministry of Nuisances with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and go on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, which begins in the ancient city of Morpork... A STROKE OF THE PEN is a must-have collection for fans of all ages. Praise for Terry Pratchett'Pratchett is a master storyteller' - A. S. Byatt, Guardian'The Discworld novels have always been among the most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies' - Independent'Compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world . . . There's never been anything quite like it' - Evening Standard'Like most true originals, Pratchett defies categorisation' - The Times 'Pratchett found something better than literature' - Frank Cottrell Boyce, Guardian

Paul Kidby, l'artiste de prédilection de sir Terry Pratchett, a illustré Le Dernier Héros, les couvertures des annales du Disque-monde depuis 2002, et est l'auteur du portfolio de référence : L'Art du Disque-monde. Si la plume de Terry Pratchett a donné la vie à ses personnages, le pinceau de Paul Kidby leur a permis d'exister. Avec ses dessins au trait en noir et blanc, repris de ses illustrations les plus populaires ou réalisés spécialement pour cet album ? illustrations de figures Lussi emblématiques que Mémé Ciredutemps, Samuel Vimaire, l'archichancelier Ridculle, Rincevent, Tiphaine Patraque et, bien entendu, la Mort ? l'album à colorier du Disque-monde est... une lecture ?... indispensable à tout mordu de l'oeuvre de Terry Pratchett.

La mise en page révisée donne la primauté aux textes originaux de Terry Pratchett et Stephen Briggs ainsi qu'aux illustrations de Paul Kidby -, qui vous révèlent encore d'autres pratiques de certaines des institutions les plus notables d'Ankh-Morpork. Vous vous étonnerez du taux de mortalité extrêmement élevé de la famille Chicque, vous apprendrez à triompher de petites vétilles comme boire du sang humain ou vous changer en chauve-souris, et vous tiendrez compte des mises en garde sinistres de madame Cosmopilite à l'encontre des ténèbres incarnées : sa voisine, madame Dolly Vaclaire (le mal personnifié).