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Publication: The Light Fantastic

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  • Publication: The Light FantasticPublication Record # 613552
  • Author: Terry Pratchett
  • Date: 2000-02-02
  • ISBN: 0-613-27938-7 [978-0-613-27938-3]
  • Publisher: Turtleback Books
  • Price: none
  • Pages: 241
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Light Fantastic (2000) • by Ben Perrini
  • Notes:
    • This is a library binding edition manufactured by wrapping a hard case around a HarperTorch 11th printing pb. It appears that HarperTorch shipped the book without a cover to Turtleback which printed and manufactured their own cover.
    • The source of the 2000-02-02 date is Amazon.com. It's possible this is a later printing and that the record should be undated.
    • The publisher name is not stated. On the inside it appears to be a HarperTorch pb publication. The source of "Turtleback Books" is Amazon.com based on the ISBN.
    • There is no price.
    • The source for the cover art credit is the copyright page. It's the same artwork as the HarperTorch edition.
    • Pages [243] to [258] are not numbered and is titled "The world of Terry Pratchett" that is a glossary of Discworld's characters. It also includes a map (which is blank and has the explanation "There are no maps. You can't map a sense of humor. -Terry Pratchett". It ends with a crossword puzzle and a list of other Discworld books with their ISBNs.
    • Page [259] is blank, [260] is ad TP 1003 for Discworld novels, [261] is blank, [262] is ad TPB 1003 for Terry Pratchett novels, [263] is ad TPC 1202 for two Terry Pratchett young-adult Discworld novels, and [264] is blank.
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