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December 25th, 2014. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 10 comments |
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Up, Gouger! Up, Rooter! Up, Tusker! Up, Snouter!
Apparently they celebrate something like Christmas – Hogswatch – on the Disc. Why not? Children write letters to the Hogfather, who travels around the world delivering presents in a sleigh pulled by hogs. But no one really believes in the Hogfather, right?
Sadly, the Auditors have decided to hire Ankh-Morpork’s Assassins Guild to delete Discworld’s Hogfather, or the Fat Man, as they call him. It’s an unusual assignment, thinks Lord Downey, since the assassins don’t believe that the Hogfather exists.
December 25th, 2014. Ryan Skardal´s rating: 4 | Terry Pratchett | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
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