He seems to pour his heart and soul into his fiction, and while the writing has always been good, it became nothing short of remarkable in these last few books I’ve read. When Terry Pratchett says in interviews that he gets better with every book, he is not lying. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone’s lives! Mau’s ancestors have something to teach us all. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things – including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good thing – and start to forge a new Nation.Īs can be expected from Terry Pratchett, the master story-teller, this new children’s novel is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and nationhood, while being extremely funny. Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation and then raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. She’s certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship’s parrot.Īs it happens, they are not alone for long. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire.ĭaphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. He’s also completely alone – or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. There you have it! At this point, I’d read Pratchett’s shopping list, but because it is summer and I have a lot of his novels here (and unread), I went for the one with the prettiest and summeriest cover.įirst sentence: Imo set out one day to catch some fish, but there was no sea.įinding himself alone on a desert island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation.
The simple explanation is that I have finally discovered the man’s genius and my mood demands his particular mix of hilarious humor, social satire, and seriously clever, thought-provoking themes. So… the blog is a bit Pratchett-heavy lately.
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