Thief Of Time

(Discworld Novel 26)

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Sian Clifford, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

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The audiobook of Thief of Time is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew... The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.'

Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop.

On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes. But the construction of the world's first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well... time.

Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd and Death's granddaughter Susan must stop the clockmaker before he completes his task. Because a truly accurate clock will stop time completely.

And then, there really will be no tomorrow...

The Discworld novels can be listened to in any order, but Thief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

©2001 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio

loved this year's ago but this narration is awful

loved this story but the narrator isn't great. I'm not sure who was the original person that read this book (I got it on cd) but it was one of my favorites. I was so disappointed when I heard this one.

Stellar Performance of a Fascinating Story

This novel was referenced in one of the other books I am reading on mindfulness. Suffice to say, I had no idea a novel could be read in this manner. The narrator was absolutely brilliant!

TFW "Not My Favorite of His" Still Means Fantastic

I've definitely enjoyed other Discworld books better (e.g. Hogfather, Maskerade). But Terry Pratchett was such a fantastic writer that when I say that "Thief of Time" isn't my favorite, per se, that still means that I'm thoroughly enjoying this audiobook. It's got all the humor and whacky characters you could ask for, including some of my favorites (e.g. Susan), even if the amount of switching between characters/storylines can be a bit dizzying at times. (Though, to be clear, this makes sense for the story.)

Sian Clifford is delightful as ever as the narrator, as are Peter Serafinowicz (Death) and Bill Nighy (footnotes). That said, Clifford's voice for Igor is a little bit grating. (The lisp itself – which is part of the character – is not the problem so much as a grating pitch/cadence of the voice.) But otherwise, Clifford is absolutely wonderful with almost everybody else's voices and really brings the characters alive. Having one or two dud voices among many wonderful ones is a pretty darn great track record, if you ask me.

Love it yet again!

I’ve read the book multiple times and this is my first listen. I love the world, characters, and plot so much I’ll listen again. Please enjoy

Terry Pratchett is always worth a read

Susan Sto Helit and Death are my two favorite Discworld characters. The performances are marvelous and I’m sure this one will go into heavy rotation for me.