The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Unseen Academicals is the seventh and final book in the Wizards collection (and 37th Discworld book).
Author: Terry Pratchett
Print Length: 479 pages
Football (aka soccer) comes to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork, upending the wizards of Unseen University - and dividing Discworld - in this wonderfully funny novel in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling series.
The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things - wisdom, magic, teatime - but athletics, not so much. When Lord Vetinari, the city's benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully that the university revive its sports program and field a football team composed of faculty, students, and staff - or lose the funding that pays for their nine daily meals - the wizards of UU find themselves in a quandary. First, they have to understand what makes foot-the-ball so popular with Ankh-Morporkians. Then they have to learn how to play it - and win - without using magic.
Of course, the thing about football is that it is never just about football.
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The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Unseen Academicals is the seventh and final book in the Wizards collection (and 37th Discworld book).
Author: Terry Pratchett
Print Length: 479 pages
Football (aka soccer) comes to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork, upending the wizards of Unseen University - and dividing Discworld - in this wonderfully funny novel in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling series.
The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things - wisdom, magic, teatime - but athletics, not so much. When Lord Vetinari, the city's benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully that the university revive its sports program and field a football team composed of faculty, students, and staff - or lose the funding that pays for their nine daily meals - the wizards of UU find themselves in a quandary. First, they have to understand what makes foot-the-ball so popular with Ankh-Morporkians. Then they have to learn how to play it - and win - without using magic.
Of course, the thing about football is that it is never just about football.
I can't look it up at the moment, but would anyone happen to know if this one was included in the Discworld Humble Bundle of books that was sold sometime last year?
I can't look it up at the moment, but would anyone happen to know if this one was included in the Discworld Humble Bundle of books that was sold sometime last year?
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