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Fantasy · 1995 · PG

The Truth

by Terry Pratchett

William de Worde accidentally invents the newspaper in Ankh-Morpork — and finds that the truth is more complicated than he thought.

For10+GenreFantasyLength324 pagesRead time~9 hours

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Violence

Some

Minor comic fantasy violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language in Pratchett's wit-laden style

Sexual Content

None

No significant sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Tavern drinking references

Emotional Intensity

None

Sharp satirical themes of media, truth, power, and what happens when facts collide with what people want to believe

What this book is about

The 25th Discworld novel about the birth of journalism in Ankh-Morpork. Pratchett's satire of media, truth, and power is as sharp as ever. Violence is comic fantasy level. Appropriate for older middle-grade readers and above.

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Comic fantasy violence

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