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![]() The second thread has the feeling of a kung-fu or martial arts movie, and follows Lu-Tze, a member of the mysterious religious organization the History Monks, as he leads an apprentice named Lobsang Ludd on an important mission. ![]() One thread follows a clockmaker named Jeremy Clockson who is hired by the Auditors of Reality, villainous god-like beings who carry throughout the series, to build a perfect glass clock that has the power to stop time. Within the Discworld universe, Thief of Time is the fifth “Death” novel, which follows a personified Death character who interferes with the Discworld universe. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Thief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series.Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett is a fantasy novel for teenagers and adults, and the twenty-sixth book in the acclaimed Discworld series. For if the Perfect Clock starts ticking, time-as we know it-will end. Which means esteemed History Monk Lu-Tze and his apprentice Lobsang Ludd have to put on some speed to stop the timepiece before it starts. Well, stop time, that is, by building the world's first truly accurate clock. While everyone talks about slowing down, one young horologist is about to do the unthinkable. Which is why, on Discworld, only the experts can manage it-the venerable Monks of History who store it and pump it from where it's wasted, like underwater (how much time does a codfish really need?) to places like cities, where busy denizens lament never having enough of it. Time itself is threatened - and it's up to the History Monks to save it in Sir Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld series.Įverybody wants more time. "Philosophical humor of the highest order." - Kirkus Reviews ![]()
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