Cameras roll - which means the imps inside have to paint **really fast** \- in the fantastic Discworld when the alchemists discover the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill? As the alien clich's of Tinsel Town pour into the world, it's up to the Disc's
Moving Pictures
β Scribed by Pratchett, Terry
- Book ID
- 110530404
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- Dutch
- Weight
- 276 KB
- Series
- Discworld 10
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781407034737
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Holy wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most important things are gods or money or cattle. Here, the most important thing is to be important.β
People might say that reality is a quality that things possess in the same way that they possess weight. Sadly alchemists never really held with such a quaint notion. They thin that they can change reality, shape it to their own purpose. Imagine then the damage that could be wrought if they get their hands on the ultimate alchemy: the invention of motion pictures, the greatest making of illusions. It may be a triumph of universe-shaking proportions. Itβs either that or theyβre about to unlock the dark terrible secret of the Holy Wood hills β by mistakeβ¦
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