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From: "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Highlights and Lowlights - July 2024
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On 04/08/2024 02:29, Cryptoengineer wrote:
> On 8/1/2024 10:19 PM, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:
>> On 01/08/2024 22:27, Tony Nance wrote:
>> [SNIP]
>>  > ( +++ ) Guards! Guards! - Pratchett [Discworld #8]> Consistent high 
>> quality, very funny in parts. A few bumbling magic users
>>> bite off way more than they can chew when summoning a dragon. After 
>>> the dragon becomes king of Ankh-Morpork(!), Vimes, Carrot and the 
>>> other guards — with the help of the Librarian (ook!) and Lady Ramkin 
>>> — try to stop the dragon. Good stuff.
>>> You haven't read all of Pratchett yet?
>>
>> You lucky, lucky, lucky Bastard!  :-)
>>
>>      Cheers,
>>          Gary    B-)
> 
> There's a new Pratchett out:
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/Stroke-Pen-Lost-Stories-ebook/dp/B0C9JJJWPF/
> 
> It collects short stories he wrote under pseudonyms for local papers
> in SW England during the 70s and 80s, recovered by some very dedicated
> fans.
> 
> Its very minor Pratchett - there's only one, I think, that leans
> towards a Discworld setting.
> 
> But for the completist, this is gold.
> 

Agreed, definitely for the completist.  :-)

	Cheers,
		Gary	B-)