Moving Pictures

(Discworld Novel 10)

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Jason Isaacs, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

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'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.'

Cameras roll, for the first time, on the Discworld when alchemists discover the excitement of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill? As the cliches of Tinsel Town pour into the world, it's up to the Disc's first film stars to find out . . .

Join Victor Tugelbend ('Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little') and Theda Withel ('I come from a little town you've probably never heard of') as they battle the forces of evil and cinema advertising.

They're about to discover that the magic of the silver screen might be powerful enough to put an end to, well, everything.

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Moving Pictures is a standalone novel.

'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy' Sunday Times

© Terry and Lyn Pratchett 1990 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Critic reviews

'A true original among contemporary writers'

'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy...Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own'

'Offers more entertainment per page than anything this side of Wodehouse'

longest movie of my life

This was enjoyable if not a bit longer than anticipated. the narration was spectacular and the story was good but felt long.

Jason Isaacs is brilliant

The title says it all. I hope he does more books. These new productions have been very satisfying

One of the best audio books ever

Jason Isaacs gives an inspired performance making this hilarious and fantastically written book even more oomph. Or “ook”? Bill Nighy’s footnotes are the perfect embellishment. Loved it.

Fantastic performance of a so-so book

Performance was excellent. The only downside is that this is one of Pratchett’s books that are just for jokes and have little substance outside of them. Victor is a surprisingly bland protagonist and while the book has some great scenes it mostly exists to make old Hollywood jokes, still a fun time and important for introducing Ridcully, Gaspode, and Ruby but definitely in the lower half of the series

My second time

This is my second time through this book. It isn't one of the great great ones, but I like it a lot more the second time through.