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Small Gods

Discworld, Book 13

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Small Gods

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

The audiobook of Small Gods is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor and director Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings; Planet of the Apes). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'You should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.'

Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top.

So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it's clear he's become less important than he realised.

In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love - but that's hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme...

'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .' Independent

'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The Times


You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but Small Gods is a standalone.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

©1992 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio

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Critic Reviews

'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration....While other writers gnaw at violence, sexuality and rootless despair'

'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power, crackling with one-liners while obliquely suggesting that maybe gods are only as powerful as the beliefs of their followers'
'Spectacular inventiveness make the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'
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Well read audio book that did the disc world justice! Terry Pratchett is one of my favourite authors. His quirky disc world novels always brings a smile, a laugh and sometimes a tear when it all ends. if you like dystopia type books with a good bit of British humour, this is for you.

Loved it

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Loved it. The story is so much fun and it was a great retelling. Thank you!

The Turtle Moves!

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Andy Serkis does a great job of the narration (forget what other people say), he was the best Discworld narrator so far. The story was always engaging.

Best narration so far

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a true discworld novel, it brings back memories of the first time I read this book .outstanding work

outstanding work

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This is one of Pratchett's funniest Discworld books (in my opinion) and the story holds up when heard again.
The voice choices by the reader were disappointing though.
Voicing Didactylos as a swarthy American was so incongruous to the elderly deadpan character he's meant to be. It took the humour out of Didactylos completely.
The voice used for Vorbis was almost too deep and glottal. It was distracting every time he spoke.
It's a pity because it's clear Serkis is an incredibly talented voice actor. However I didn't laugh out loud at all in this version compared to the dry, deadpan delivery from Nigel Planer.

Fabulous Story, Disappointing Delivery

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