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A collection of short fiction from 1963 to 2009, with cover art showing Terry sitting at a desk, while the back shows a slightly cartoony drawing of Death | |title=A Blink of the Screen | ||
|cover=[[File:Blink.jpg|thumb|240px|Cover]] | |||
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|date=October 2012 | |||
|publisher=Doubleday | |||
|isbn=0385618980 | |||
|pages=320 | |||
|rrp=£20.00 | |||
|series=Short Stories | |||
|characters= | |||
|annotations= | |||
|notes= | |||
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A collection of short fiction from 1963 to 2009, with cover art showing Terry sitting at a desk, while the back shows a slightly cartoony drawing of Death. | |||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
[[File:Blink US.jpg|thumb|150px|right|US Cover]] | |||
Foreword by A. S. Byatt | |||
===Non-Discworld Shorter Writings=== | |||
# [[Short Story:The Hades Business|"The Hades Business"]] (1963) | # [[Short Story:The Hades Business|"The Hades Business"]] (1963) | ||
# "Solution" (1964) | # "Solution" (1964) | ||
# "The Picture" (1965) | # "The Picture" (1965) | ||
# "The Prince and the Partridge" (1968) | # "The Prince and the Partridge" (1968) | ||
# "Rincemangle, The Gnome of Even Moor" (1973) | # [[Short Story:Rincemangle, The Gnome of Even Moor|"Rincemangle, The Gnome of Even Moor"]] (1973) | ||
# "Kindly Breathe in Short, Thick Pants" (1976) | # "Kindly Breathe in Short, Thick Pants" (1976) | ||
# "The Glastonbury Tales" (1977) | # "The Glastonbury Tales" (1977) | ||
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# "Coo, They've Given Me the Bird" (1978) | # "Coo, They've Given Me the Bird" (1978) | ||
# "And Mind the Monoliths" (1978) | # "And Mind the Monoliths" (1978) | ||
# "The High Meggas" (1986) | # [[Short Story:The High Meggas|"The High Meggas"]] (1986) | ||
# [[Short Story:Twenty Pence With Envelope and Seasonal Greetings|"Twenty Pence, with Envelope and Seasonal Greeting"]] (1987) | # [[Short Story:Twenty Pence With Envelope and Seasonal Greetings|"Twenty Pence, with Envelope and Seasonal Greeting"]] (1987) | ||
# [[Short Story:Incubust|"Incubust"]] (1988) | # [[Short Story:Incubust|"Incubust"]] (1988) | ||
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# "Sir Joshua Easement: A Biographical Note" (2010) | # "Sir Joshua Easement: A Biographical Note" (2010) | ||
=== Discworld Shorter Writings === | |||
# [[Short Story:Troll Bridge|"Troll Bridge"]] (1992) | # [[Short Story:Troll Bridge|"Troll Bridge"]] (1992) | ||
# [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty|"Theatre of Cruelty"]] (1993) | # [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty|"Theatre of Cruelty"]] (1993) | ||
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# [[The Ankh-Morpork Football Association Hall of Fame playing cards|"The Ankh-Morpork Football Association Hall of Fame playing cards"]] (2009) | # [[The Ankh-Morpork Football Association Hall of Fame playing cards|"The Ankh-Morpork Football Association Hall of Fame playing cards"]] (2009) | ||
=== Appendix === | |||
# [[Deleted Scenes|Deleted extract from "The Sea and Little Fishes"]] (1998) | # [[Deleted Scenes|Deleted extract from "The Sea and Little Fishes"]] (1998) | ||
[[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett|A Blink of the Screen]] | [[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett|A Blink of the Screen]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories|A Blink of the Screen]] | [[Category:Short Stories|A Blink of the Screen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:21, 26 September 2023
| A Blink of the Screen | |
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| Co-author(s) | |
| Illustrator(s) | |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | October 2012 |
| ISBN | 0385618980 |
| Pages | 320 |
| RRP | £20.00 |
| Main characters | |
| Series | Short Stories |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
A collection of short fiction from 1963 to 2009, with cover art showing Terry sitting at a desk, while the back shows a slightly cartoony drawing of Death.
Contents
Foreword by A. S. Byatt
Non-Discworld Shorter Writings
- "The Hades Business" (1963)
- "Solution" (1964)
- "The Picture" (1965)
- "The Prince and the Partridge" (1968)
- "Rincemangle, The Gnome of Even Moor" (1973)
- "Kindly Breathe in Short, Thick Pants" (1976)
- "The Glastonbury Tales" (1977)
- "There's No Fool Like an Old Fool Found in an English Queue" (1978)
- "Coo, They've Given Me the Bird" (1978)
- "And Mind the Monoliths" (1978)
- "The High Meggas" (1986)
- "Twenty Pence, with Envelope and Seasonal Greeting" (1987)
- "Incubust" (1988)
- "Final Reward" (1988)
- "Turntables of the Night" (1989)
- "#ifdefDEBUG + `world/enough' + `time'" (1990)
- "Hollywood Chickens" (1990)
- "The Secret Book of the Dead" (1991)
- "Once and Future" (1995)
- "FTB" (1996)
- "Sir Joshua Easement: A Biographical Note" (2010)
Discworld Shorter Writings
- "Troll Bridge" (1992)
- "Theatre of Cruelty" (1993)
- "The Sea and Little Fishes" (1998)
- "The Ankh-Morpork National Anthem" (1999)
- "Medical Notes" (2002)
- "Thud-A Historical Perspective" (2002)
- "A Few Words from Lord Havelock Vetinari" (2002)
- "Death and What Comes Next" (2004)
- "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" (2005)
- "Minutes of the Meeting to Form the Proposed Ankh-Morpork Federation of Scouts" (2007)
- "The Ankh-Morpork Football Association Hall of Fame playing cards" (2009)