{"product_id":"the-discworld-bestiary-signed-copy","title":"The Discworld Bestiary - Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"208\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eSIGNED HARDBACK PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"285\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eSigned Hardback Pre-Order | \u003cem data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eThe Discworld Bestiary\u003c\/em\u003e by Terry Pratchett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"394\"\u003ePre-order a signed hardback copy of \u003cem data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"347\"\u003eThe Discworld Bestiary\u003c\/em\u003e by Terry Pratchett, illustrated by Paul Kidby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"740\"\u003ePublished by Doubleday, this 160-page hardback is a beautifully illustrated guide to the creatures, characters and curiosities of Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld. A brilliant choice for fans of Discworld, fantasy, science fiction, illustrated reference books and collectible editions from one of the most iconic fantasy worlds ever created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"856\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"763\"\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 October 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"984\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSecure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep into the weird and wonderful world of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Terry Pratchett's iconic Discworld universe with this fully illustrated guide to its most curious, dangerous, and downright baffling creatures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the best way to care for the Terrible Man-Eating Sloth of Clup, the eating habits of the Ambiguous Puzuma, and marvel at the startling prevalence of ominous ducks in cosmic matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriggling with insights and crawling with wisdom, \u003ci\u003eThe Discworld \u003c\/i\u003eBestiary is packed with extra advice from Rincewind, Unseen University's latest (and reluctant) adjunct professor of Perplexing Beasts and curator of its Curiobiological Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith beautiful illustrations - including new artwork - from Paul Kidby, Pratchett's longtime artistic collaborator, this is the perfect gift book for fans of Pratchett's bestselling fantasy series, Discworld\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. 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