The Shepherd's Crown

This isn’t just a great Discworld book, it’s extraordinary … A magnificent sign-off * Kat Brown, Daily Telegraph *From the shadow of dementia, a brilliant novel shines: Terry Pratchett’s last book is a funny, fearless farewell … This is a book worth reading twice in quick succession * Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail *A joyful sign-off from a master of fantasy fiction … High-octane literary enjoyment * Nicholas Tucker, Independent *Terry Pratchett was never so witty, direct and generous as in this, his final Discworld novel * Amanda Craig, Guardian *The Shepherd’s Crown is a sometimes sad, often funny and eminently suitable testament to the life and career of Terry Pratchett * David Barnett, Independent *This final book stands among the very best of [Pratchett’s] work … An exceptionally crafted finale from one of the greats * School Library Journal (starred review) *Pratchett’s final work is a tour de force of compassion, great wit, and gleeful storytelling * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *A worthy crown to Terry Pratchett’s phenomenal artistic achievement * Michael Dirda, Washington Post *The last Discworld offering is a poignant farewell, both to Pratchett’s readership and to his extraordinary world * Imogen Russell Williams, Metro *This isn’t just a great Discworld book, it’s extraordinary … A magnificent sign-off. * Daily Telegraph *

Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children’s book author and illustrator who lives in north London. The creator of Evil Emperor Penguin for the Phoenix comic, she is also the illustrator of Sibeal Pounder’s Witch Wars series and CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell’s picture books and Harper fiction series. Laura’s first author/illustrator picture book, I Don’t Want Curly Hair, was published by Bloomsbury in 2017. She has also created new cover illustrations for Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series.