{"product_id":"thief-of-time-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Thief of Time - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Philosophical humor of the highest order.\" -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this humorous fantasy epic, time is at an end for the Discworld unless a trio of unusual allies can save it in New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett's \"funny, charming\" (Chicago Tribune) tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime is a resource that must be managed. It can be allowed to move quickly or slowly, but it must never stop. In the Discworld, only the venerable Monks of History are entrusted with overseeing time, to ensure that tomorrow always comes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a young horologist is about to start a race against time. He's constructing the world's first truly accurate clock, and if this Perfect Clock starts ticking, it will stop time completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing a potential apocalypse, it's up to Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd, and Death's granddaughter Susan to stop him, or there really will be no tomorrow. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order but Thief of Time is the fifth and final book in the Death series. The full collection includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaper Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoul Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHogfather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThief of Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime itself is threatened-- and it's up to the History Monks to save it in Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld(R) series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverybody wants more time. 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 \u003cem\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e need?) to places like cities, where busy denizens lament never having enough of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile everyone talks about slowing down, one young horologist is about to do the unthinkable. He's going to stop. Well, stop time, that is, by building the world's first truly accurate clock. 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. For if the Perfect Clock starts ticking, time--as we know it--will end. And then the trouble will \u003cem\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e begin . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, \"The Colour of Magic,\" was published in 1983. In all, he is the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Worldwide sales of his books now stand at over 75 million, and they have been translated into thirty-seven languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thief of Time\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057975451872,"sku":"9780062307392","price":11.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/zSl-0IvgYJ9780062307392.webp?v=1781388059","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/thief-of-time-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}