by Stephen Briggs (Illustrator)
Contrast the Fools' Guild with the Assassins' Guild next door: one is pleasant, light and airy and the corridors echo with the quiet activity of people working hard to master a job they love; the other is gaunt, forbidding and silent, except for the occasional muffled sob ...The Fools' Guild, founded 150 years ago, is also a hospital, craft standards enforcer, fraternal society and school. There is always a place and a custard pie in the face for any young boy with an amusing hump, speech impediment or other laughable deformity. As with previous diaries in the series, the usual mundane dates are complemented by the Discworld's own special occasions, so you will always know when to expect the Soul Cake Duck's choccie eggs and which days are most auspicious for the throwing of custard pies.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 24 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0575071036
ISBN 13: 9780575071032
Book Overview: Terry Pratchett is a one-man phenomenon; total sales of his Discworld books are in excess of 17 million He has spent more than three of the last 6.5 years on the Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller list One in every five books sold by WH Smiths is a Pratchett book The Discworld novels have been translated into 27 languages including Croat, Japanese, Estonian, Welsh, Hebrew and Lithuanian.