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Originally Posted by JSWolf
That's why this category needs to go away and never see the light of day.
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No, it doesn't need to. You're free to nominate modern classics, and we're all free to vote on the ones we want to read. I see at least three in the list already that I'd happily read and discuss. I could wish you'd chosen a different Terry Pratchett, this would have been a perfect time for him but I really don't want to read anything as dark as
Good Omens, no matter how well written.
On the other hand, how about
Guards! Guards!, also by Terry Pratchett and a good entry point to his whole Discworld universe.
Amazon
WhisperSync Audible
Kobo (at a ridiculous price compared to Amazon)
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Welcome to Guards! Guards!, the eighth book in Terry Pratchett’s legendary Discworld series.
Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ("noble dragon" for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned King (it is a noble dragon, after all...). How did it get there? How is the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night involved? Can the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order – and the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork to power?
Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon...who could ask for anything more?
Review
"'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended'" The Times "'Pratchett is at the peak of his powers; it's hard to think of any humorist writing in Britain today who can match him...A masterful ear for dialogue, a keen eye for the ridiculous and a real feel for language'" Time Out "'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse'" --Sunday Telegraph
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"Discworld takes the classic fantasy universe through its logical, and comic evolution".-- Cleveland Plain Dealer
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