Īt The Guardian, Sam Jordison called it "as complicated, daft, hilarious and satisfying as vintage PG Wodehouse: part kung fu epic, part philosophical novel, part mind-bending experiment with chaos theory (and a piss-take of those three things)", and categorized it as a book to "give (readers) hope". Thief of Time was shortlisted for the 2002 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Lu-Tze – a powerful member of the History Monks masquerading as a humble sweeper.Susan Sto Helit – Death's granddaughter.Jeremy Clockson – a master clockmaker tasked with creating the perfect clock, whose name is a pun on British broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson.
Death – the anthropomorphic personification of Death, or Grim Reaper, a recurring and popular character in the Discworld series. Meanwhile, Lu-Tze of the History Monks leads gifted young apprentice Lobsang Ludd in a desperate mission. Death discovers their plans, but cannot act against them directly, so he instead sends his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit. The Auditors hire young clockmaker Jeremy Clockson to build a perfect glass clock, without telling him that this will stop time and thereby eliminate human unpredictability from the universe. It was the last Discworld novel with a cover by Josh Kirby. Thief of Time is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 26th book in his Discworld series.
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