Terry Pratchett is a British author of humorous fantasy books, science fiction, and young adult books (which are none the less devoured by his adult fans). He is most famous for his Discworld series of books which currently contains 23 Novels (with at least 2 more forthcoming), 3 Maps and a Companion (encyclopedia of the Discworld), not to mention a quiz book, stage adaptations, audio-books, pottery figures and much much more. 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 The Discworld Companion - The Science of Discworld -The Streets of Ankh-Morpork The Discworld Mapp - A Tourist Guide to Lancre - Death's Domain |
by Tim Powers A union tech receives a telephone call from his estranged sister who is about to commit suicide. He finds out he is living on borrowed time and begins a story that features the ghosts of Thomas Edison and Harry Houdini, going from old Hollywood to modern L.A. |