Una antologia bellamente ilustrada de cuentos recuperados de la pluma de sir Terry Pratchett: uno de los autores mas aclamados, premiados y queridos del mundo.

En un pais muy lejano, hace mucho tiempo, cuando los dragones todavia existian y el unico videojuego era el ping-pong en blanco y negro, un mago entro con cautela en una taberna cargada de humo, en la antigua, maligna y neblinosa ciudad de Morpork...

Una coleccion imprescindible de veinte relatos cortos, escritos bajo pseudonimo para diversos periodicos en los setenta y los ochenta, del premiado y exitoso escritor de la saga Mundodisco. Estos textos, aunque no estan ambientados en el mundo literario mas famoso y querido de Pratchett, si contienen un valioso esbozo de lo que seria la mayor creacion del autor, asi como su ingenio caracteristico, sus ensenanzas satiricas y su fantastica imaginacion.

Conoceremos a Og, el inventor, el primer hombre de las cavernas que cultivo el fuego, mientras descubre los pros y los contras del progreso; atormentaremos los pasillos del Ministerio de Estorbos de la mano de los fantasmas desahuciados de las Torres de Pilajo; visitaremos Blackbury, un pequeno mercado con un extrano clima y un aun mas extrano visitante; y acompanaremos al heroe Kron en una peligrosa aventura, que empezara en la antigua ciudad de Morpork, a traves del tiempo y del espacio...

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A delightfully funny, fantastically inventive collection of twenty newly unearthed short stories by Sir Terry Pratchett, the award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld fantasy series. This special trove-featuring charming woodcut illustrations-is a must-have for Pratchett fans of all ages and includes a foreword by Neil Gaiman.

These rediscovered tales were written by Terry Pratchett under a pseudonym for British newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. The stories have never been attributed to him until now, and might never have been found-were it not for the efforts of a few dedicated fans.

As Neil Gaiman writes in his introduction, "through all of these stories we watch young Terry Pratchett becoming Terry Pratchett." Though none of the short works are set in the Discworld, all are infused with Pratchett's trademark wit, satirical wisdom, and brilliant imagination, hinting at the magical universe he would go on to create.

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 embark on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, which begins in the ancient city of Morpork . . .

Irresistibly entertaining, A Stroke of the Pen is an essential collection from the great Sir Terry Pratchett, a "master storyteller" (A. S. Byatt) who "defies categorization" (The Times); a writer whose "novels have always been among the most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies" (Independent UK).

"If you read just one of Pratchett's books, you'll want to read everything he wrote. That now includes A Stroke of the Pen." - Washington Post