Thief of Time
Thief of Time is the 26th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published by Doubleday in 2001. The Auditors have a clockmaker build a glass clock that would stop time, and Death's granddaughter Susan Sto Helit sets out to prevent it. It is the fifth Discworld story centred on Death.
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- HarperCollins2001 Other · Death 5 I own Thief of Time, HarperCollins 2001 Log in to want this
- Corgi Audio2001 Paperback · Death 5 I own Thief of Time, Corgi Audio 2001 Log in to want this
- Doubleday2001 Hardback · Death 5 I own Thief of Time, Doubleday 2001 Log in to want this
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We track 3 editions of Thief of Time. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Thief of Time, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Thief of Time (Q2414365), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time, First Edition 2001, John Atkinson Books (johnatkinsonbooks.co.uk)
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