«Surely in some corner of the multiverse, there is a civilization based on the thinking of Terry Pratchett. And what a civilized corner of the universe that must be.»
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Terry Pratchett's masterpiece - a desert island story of epic and hilarious proportions. Now available in this brand-new, stunning edition. Les mer
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Om å bygge opp et samfunn etter en katastrofe. Om å finne mening i katastrofer, og i livet generelt. Lettbeint i stilen, men de underliggende temaene er alvorlige. Ikke like mye bruk av, og mer dempet humor enn i Discworld-bøkene. Svært bra!Oook
«Surely in some corner of the multiverse, there is a civilization based on the thinking of Terry Pratchett. And what a civilized corner of the universe that must be.»
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
«Thought-provoking as well as fun, this is Pratchett at his most philosophical, with characters and situations sprung from ideas and games with language. And it celebrates the joy of the moment.»
The Times
«It's witty and wise, but it leaves its young readers enough room for a newly formed opinion or two as they think about its themes of love, loss, loyalty, courage, religion and nationhood.»
www.thebookbag.co.uk
«The unique pleasure of this story is that all the serious subjects and juicy ethical questions, such as the dilemma of the compassionate lie, are fully woven into action and character. Satirical portraits of upper-class twits, slapstick buffoonery, bad puns, and that particular brand of English wit buoy this story at every turn. Add a romance of gentle sweetness, encounters with ghosts, and lots of gunfire, and it is hard to imagine a reader who won't feel welcomed into this nation»
The Horn Book, USA
– Om å bygge opp et samfunn etter en katastrofe. Om å finne mening i katastrofer, og i livet generelt. Lettbeint i stilen, men de underliggende temaene er alvorlige. Ikke like mye bruk av, og mer dempet humor enn i Discworld-bøkene. Svært bra!
– "Nation", Terry Pratchett's most recent and possibly final novel, is a shift away from his highly-successful Discworld series, which now numbers over 30 titles. In it, the characters inhabit a world similar to our own, in roughly 1800. Mau, a teenage boy who lives on an island in the Pacific Ocean returns to his village after a tidal wave to discover that, tragically, everyone he knows is dead. To add to his troubles, a large ship has also been washed up, bringing with it more dead bodies and one survivor - a girl. A roller-coaster read of adventure, discovery and loss, this book will appeal to both children and adults as it takes a fresh look at the concept of belonging, of cultural identity, and of loss. With a hint of Robinson Crusoe, this witty and darkly brilliant book will appeal to both boys and girls, men and women, and "Nation" is a proof that Pratchett is so much more than his Discworld Series! Superb!
– Dette er en veldig god bok, som egentlig ikke bare passer for barn ti til tolv år, men alle aldre over det også. Dette er en god historie om hva som skjer når to kulturer blir tvunget sammen, og må kjempe for å overleve etter at en stor bølge har tatt fra dem både det ene og det andre. Boka er morsom, som alle bøker av Terry Pratchett er, særlig beskrivelser av stedets dyreliv gjør at man ikke greier å holde latteren inne. Den tar også for seg hva som skjer når forskning og religion smeller sammen, men gjør det på en veldig god måte. Jeg vil anbefale denne boka til alle! Den er god, lettlest og underholdende.