The Truth - A Novel of Discworld - #25 by Pratchett, Terry - 2000

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. 324 Pages. Dust jacket price $24.00 is unclipped. In this 25th Discworld novel, Pratchett turns his pen on the pen (the press) and its power to disseminate and create the truth. The lesser son of one of Ankh-Morporks's most priviledged families, William de Worde, a struggling scribe, hits on the briliant idea of producing his upper-crust newsletter with a new fangled printing press. Truer to the family motto, Le Mor Juste, than his disapproving father can ever realize, de Worde soon finds that his Anh-Morport Times is a success. So big, in fact, that certain nefarious factions would like nothing better than to put him out of business. They begin their own rival Ankh-Morpork Inquirer, full of salacious bits, to do just that. Soon, though de Worde has more than just the competition to fret over. Lord Vetinari, the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, is accused of a serious crime in a seemingly airtight case. But William de Worde knows that facts aren't always the truth. Along with a much too prim and proper assistant, a roving photographer vampire with a nasty reaction to his flashgun, and a talking dog who holds the key to the mystery, William de Worde will stop at nothing to get the truth. . First Edition First Printing Stated. Hard Back. As New/As New. Illus. by Kidd, Chip - Jacket Design. 6" x 9 1/2".