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Twists and turns and surprises, oh my...

Not his best work, but it is obvious how Pterry got from here to the vast heights of his later works. Early versions of The Carpet People and prototypes of some of the characters and situations that would crop up on the Discworld* are all here, just lacking that final flourish. This might actually make a pretty good introduction to the author for younger children.

*Not to mention plenty of footnotes!

I only started reading this because my son bought it for me, and now I think I'm going to have to have another go at the original novel, see if it is as bad as I remember. It could be that the visual aspect of this version cuts back on the word salad I remember.

Another cracking romp, a love letter to geeky sci-fi, and an unexpected exploration of some themes raised in a single episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. What's not to love?

The boys and girls (and friends, and also some enemies) from the Two Rivers return, and will never be the same again. Twists and turns abound, friends are separated to be reunited in times and places and situations they could never imagine, and through it all, a deep vein of love and friendship keeps the hopes of the future bound together, even when they are apart.

Not bad, although it could have been better - it almost feels as if the author wrote himself into a corner and decided to finish the book quickly, the adventures of the 3 main characters could easily have gone on for a bit (a LOT!!) longer, while stil coming to the same point.