A Blink of the Screen

they mean that state of mind that just precedes ‘Pardon? I was thinking’. But that’s just ‘not paying attention’. Lost in thought means that someone may need to come and find you.
    She took her home, flying slowly a few feet above the trees in the sunset air, and put her to bed.

About the Author
    Terry Pratchett is the accliamed creator of the global bestselling Discworld ® series, the first title of which,
The Colour of Magic
, was published in 1983. In all, he is the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Worldwide sales of his books now stand at 70 million, and they have been translated into thirty-seven languages.
    www.terrypratchett.co.uk

Also by Terry Pratchett
    The Discworld ® series
    1. THE COLOUR OF MAGIC
    2. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC
    3. EQUAL RITES
    4. MORT
    5. SOURCERY
    6. WYRD SISTERS
    7. PYRAMIDS
    8. GUARDS! GUARDS!
    9. ERIC
    (illustrated by Josh Kirby)
    10. MOVING PICTURES
    11. REAPER MAN
    12. WITCHES ABROAD
    13. SMALL GODS
    14. LORDS AND LADIES
    15. MEN AT ARMS
    16. SOUL MUSIC
    17. INTERESTING TIMES
    18. MASKERADE
    19. FEET OF CLAY
    20. HOGFATHER
    21. JINGO
    22. THE LAST CONTINENT
    23. CARPE JUGULUM
    24. THE FIFTH ELEPHANT
    25. THE TRUTH
    26. THIEF OF TIME
    27. THE LAST HERO
    (illustrated by Paul Kidby)
    28. THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS
    (for young adults)
    29. NIGHT WATCH
    30. THE WEE FREE MEN
    (for young adults)
    31. MONSTROUS REGIMENT
    32. A HAT FULL OF SKY
    (for young adults)
    33. GOING POSTAL
    34. THUD
    35. WINTERSMITH
    (for young adults)
    36. MAKING MONEY
    37. UNSEEN ACADEMICALS
    38. I SHALL WEAR MIDNIGHT
    (for young adults)
    39. SNUFF
    Other books about Discworld
    THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD
    (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen)
    THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD II: THE GLOBE
    (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen)
    THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD III: DARWIN’S WATCH
    (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen)
    TURTLE RECALL: THE DISCWORLD COMPANION … SO FAR
    (with Stephen Briggs)
    NANNY OGG’S COOKBOOK
    (with Stephen Briggs, Tina Hannan and Paul Kidby)
    THE PRATCHETT PORTFOLIO
    (with Paul Kidby)
    THE DISCWORLD ALMANAK
    (with Bernard Pearson)
    THE UNSEEN UNIVERSITY CUT-OUT BOOK
    (with Alan Batley and Bernard Pearson)
    WHERE’S MY COW?
    (illustrated by Melvyn Grant)
    THE ART OF DISCWORLD
    (with Paul Kidby)
    THE WIT AND WISDOM OF DISCWORLD
    (compiled by Stephen Briggs)
    THE FOLKLORE OF DISCWORLD
    (with Jacqueline Simpson)
    MISS FELICITY BEEDLE’S THE WORLD OF POO
    (with the Discworld Emporium)
    Discworld maps
    THE STREETS OF ANKH-MORPORK
    (with Stephen Briggs, painted by Stephen Player)
    THE DISCWORLD MAPP
    (with Stephen Briggs, painted by Stephen Player)
    A TOURIST GUIDE TO LANCRE – A DISCWORLD MAPP
    (with Stephen Briggs, illustrated by Paul Kidby)
    DEATH’S DOMAIN
    (with Paul Kidby)
    THE COMPLETE ANKH-MORPORK
    (with the Discworld Emporium)
    A complete list of Terry Pratchett ebooks and audio books as well as other books based on the Discworld series – illustrated screenplays, graphic novels, comics and plays – can be found on www.terrypratchett.co.uk
    Non-Discworld books
    THE DARK SIDE OF THE SUN
    STRATA
    THE UNADULTERATED CAT (illustrated by Gray Jolliffe)
    GOOD OMENS (with Neil Gaiman)
    THE LONG EARTH (with Stephen Baxter)
    Non-Discworld novels for young adults
    THE CARPET PEOPLE
    TRUCKERS
    DIGGERS
    WINGS
    ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND*
    JOHNNY AND THE DEAD
    JOHNNY AND THE BOMB
    NATION
    DODGER
    * www.ifnotyouthenwho.com

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    First published in Great Britain
in 2012 by Doubleday
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    Collection copyright © Terry and Lyn Pratchett 2012
    Terry Pratchett has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
    This book is a work of fiction and, except in the case of historical fact, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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