"Pratchett's Monty Python-like plots are almost impossible to describe. His talent for characterization and dialogue and his pop-culture allusions steal the show."--Chicago Tribune No sacred cow is left unskewered in this intriguing installment...
Brutha is a simple man who leads a quiet life tending his garden and growing especially sweet melons. Then one day his work is interrupted by a plaintive cry. There is no one in the garden but a tortoise. Terry Pratchett is the author of The Colour of Magic and Equal Rites.
'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The Times
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you " For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please...