I think this was the only remaining Discworld novel which I had not read; the first of the subset primarily aimed at younger readers. Maurice, slightly to my surprise, turns out to be a talking cat, associated with a group of talking rats who have acquired intelligence accidentally. As ever with Pratchett, it is funny and humane, with a touch of darkness and a couple of moral / political lessons for the young human characters (and thus also the reader). The riffs on Browning and Disney simultaneously are beautiful. Glad to complete my reading of this particular canon on a high.
The Colour of Magic | The Light Fantastic | Equal Rites | Mort | Sourcery | Wyrd Sisters | Pyramids | Guards! Guards! | Eric | Moving Pictures | Reaper Man | Witches Abroad | Small Gods | Lords and Ladies | Men at Arms | Soul Music | Interesting Times | Maskerade | Feet of Clay | Hogfather | Jingo | The Last Continent | Carpe Jugulum | The Fifth Elephant | The Truth | Thief of Time | The Last Hero | The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents | Night Watch | The Wee Free Men | Monstrous Regiment | A Hat Full of Sky | Going Postal | Thud! | Wintersmith | Making Money | Unseen Academicals | I Shall Wear Midnight | Snuff | Raising Steam | The Shepherd’s Crown
Are you going to be compiling votes from around the web again this year? Here was my vote:
1. “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” Ken Liu
2. “Kiss Me Twice” Mary Robinette Kowal
3. “The Ice Owl” Carolyn Ives Gilman
4. Silently and Very Fast Catherynne M. Valente
5. “The Man Who Bridged the Mist” Kij Johnson
6. Countdown Mira Grant
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