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The Globe

The Science of Discworld II: A Novel

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The Globe

By: Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen
Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs
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Roundworld, aka Earth, is under siege. Are three wizards and an orangutan Librarian enough to thwart the Elvish threat?

When the wizards of Unseen University first created Roundworld, they were so concerned with discovering the rules of this new universe that they overlooked its inhabitants entirely. Now, they have noticed humanity. And humanity has company. Arriving in Roundworld, the wizards find the situation is even worse than they'd expected. Under the elves' influence, humans are superstitious, fearful, and fruitlessly trying to work magic in a world ruled by logic. Ridcully, Rincewind, Ponder Stibbons, and the orangutan Librarian must travel through time to get humanity back on track and out of the dark ages.

The Globe goes beyond science to explore the development of the human mind. Terry Pratchett and his acclaimed co-authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen combine the tale of the wizards rewriting human history with discussions of the origins and evolution of culture, language, art, and science, offering a fascinating and brilliantly original view of the world we live in.

©2015 Terry Pratchett (P)2014 Random House Audio Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Metaphysical & Visionary Science Fiction Magic Wizardry Magic Users Funny Witty

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"For Pratchett and Discworld devotees the volume is, of course, compulsory reading, but even science buffs who would normally eschew anything resembling fantasy will find much here to pique their interests.... The book adds another whimsical episode to Discworld lore and contrasts the magical 'rules' of Pratchett’s realm with the human world’s more logic-oriented science." ( Booklist)
"The hard science is as gripping as the fiction." ( The Times (London))
Entertaining Wizards Storyline • Excellent Narration • Educational Science Content • Witty Humor • Clever Storytelling
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There is a Disc World/Round World story sandwiched in between Patchett’s observations on science, religion, and politics, but really just a short story, not a novel. However, Pratchett fans usually appreciate his well - educated and thoughtful insights . He makes the reader/ listener think about the world we live in in new ways. I will reread The Globe and probably fast forward on the story part this time.

More essays than story

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It is sciences they way you wish they had taught it in the real world!!! mixed with Terry at his best!!

Terry mixes with the best sciences

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The fiction parts of the book were great.

I wonder about the accuracy of the other nonfiction sections, though. Still, if I approach them as stories for children, they were well written and narrated.

The anthropology in the nonfictions parts are out

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I thought this was a great continuation of round world through a mixture of scientific explanation and fictional story telling. It brings new perspective to the possible existence of narrativium in all worlds...or at least ours and Discworld.

An instructive and wonderful story

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I didn't realize I would learn something listening to this book, but I did. Philosophy and Science contrasted with magic...

Lots of good thinking!

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The voice of the narrator was excellent, the story and sound quality was hilarious and amazing😀😎🌎😀😁😊👍👍👍📝📝📝❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕🔊🔊🌎🌎

Funny and interesting

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A Relentleff Blokebufter of a Boke! Heartily Recommended! In other words, this is a good book, and you should buy it.

A Relentleff Blokebufter of a Boke!

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Niel Gaimen said about his friend Terry Patchet that everyone though he was sweet but actually he was angry. This book talks about reality with a gentle mockery that only Pratchett could pull of and make feel warm and comforting.

this is now my favorite book

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A lot of work and time went into this one and it was great 👍

The globe

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Another hit in the series of discworld/explanation is our own world! wow! that really didn't come out quite right. If you've enjoyed the previous books in this series I suspect you will enjoy this one too. Much like the others it is science heavy, with lots of background and history in The sciences as it relates to the particular title. Lots of additional snippets written by Terry Pratchett are included, and dovetail well with the rest of the story. Highly recommended.

Another great one

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