Snuff

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

For nearly three decades, Terry Pratchett has enthralled millions of fans worldwide with his irreverent, wonderfully funny satires set in the fabulously imaginative Discworld, a universe remarkably similar to our own. From sports to religion, politics to education, science to capitalism, and everything in between, Pratchett has skewered sacred cows with both laughter and wisdom, and exposed our warts, foibles, and eccentricities in a unique, entertaining, and ultimately serious way.

At long last, Lady Sybil has lured her husband, Sam Vimes, on a well-deserved holiday away from the crime and grime of Ankh-Morpork. But for the commander of the City Watch, a vacation in the country is anything but relaxing. The balls, the teas, the muck - not to mention all that fresh air and birdsong - are more than a bit taxing on a cynical city-born and -bred copper.

Yet a policeman will find a crime anywhere if he decides to look hard enough, and it’s not long before a body is discovered, and Sam - out of his jurisdiction, out of his element, and out of bacon sandwiches (thanks to his well-meaning wife) - must rely on his instincts, guile, and street smarts to see justice done. As he sets off on the chase, though, he must remember to watch where he steps... This is the countryside, after all, and the streets most definitely are not paved with gold.

Hailed as the “purely funniest English writer since Wodehouse” (Washington Post Book World), with a “satirist’s instinct for the absurd and a cartoonist’s eye for the telling detail” (Daily Telegraph, London), Terry Pratchett offers a novel of crime, class, prejudice, and punishment that shows this master at his dazzling best.

©2011 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers

terry prachett is the best writer ever

I love this book so much and the narrator, Stephen Briggs, is my favorite reader of his books. He nails all the characters I wish he read all his books

reader is superb

What made the experience of listening to Snuff the most enjoyable?

A quick review to say that this is a case where the audio reader makes the story come alive. he should win an award.

awesome

another great example of prachetts genius at work. the world is a bit darker without him in it

My second favorite Discworld novel.

Wonderful story, unexpectedly deep and thought provoking performed by a master narrator. Sir Terry has a way of taking our world and translating it through the hilarious lens of the Discworld

As Consistent As They Come

You can't go wrong with Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. Snuff is no exception. Unlike many other books in the Discworld library, this one should be read after some of the others (with a minimum of Thud).

Do no Snuff it

Unfortunately the versions narrated by Stephen Briggs are getting hard to find.
but if you can find them, get them. They are absolutely awesome! The Best.
Oh, the ones read by Nigel Planer are just as awesome.
Don't miss out ! Nothing else will do.

Another incredible story and funny.

I dont know how Mr Pratchett can put so much action, humor, and morally challenging stuff in wonderful story. Well read and performed by Mr Briggs, it was brilliant.

Well done sir Terry

I wish there was more but this is a mostly satisfying end to the AnkMorpork city watch series,

Should be called "Equal Rights for Goblins"

Commander of the night's watch investigates the murder of a goblin, while adjusting to his new life living among the wealthy after he marries a well to do aristocratic lady. Lots of wisdom. A bit show at times, but funny enough to make it worth the purchase of the whole book.

Perfect narrator for Pratchett

I have several book of Terry Prachett’s and this narrator is the best for them by far. He has a good sense of the timing of Pratchett’s humor. I am disappointed that the recordings using Stephen Biggs are being replaced. The new group of narrators are pretty good but much of the time the humor falls flat because of the way it is read.