Nation by Terry Pratchett

Nation is a thrilling read, exciting, touching and interesting. Mr Pratchett's humour does poke through in places, which is a shame as it is out of place in this novel. Similarly his alternate world / real science name dropping does not really work for me, but these are minor gripes at a well paced and intricately plotted story.

As ever Mr Pratchett's handling of the big issues of belief, death, love and even duty are deft, easy to agree with and enjoyable.

Errata

In the Corgi edition

P 159

Mau knew how to make a spear

P 241

will do anything to make it stop

P 296

wasps wasp

P 333

roughage (anachronism)

P 389

picked pickled