Book:The Carpet People

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The Carpet People
Cover by Josh Kirby
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Publisher Colin Smythe
Publication date 1971
ISBN 0552551058
Pages 200
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Main characters Snibril, Glurk, Pismire, Brocando
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All data relates to the first UK edition.

The Carpet People was first published in 1971 by Colin Smythe Ltd., and was Pratchett's debut novel. It was heavily revised and republished in 1992. The original was an ode rather than a satire to Tolkien.

Blurb

In the beginning there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet ...

That's the old story everyone knows and loves (even if they don't really believe it). But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there's a new story in the making. The story of the Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet. The story of power-hungry mouls - and of two Munrung brothers, who set out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened

It's a story that will come to a terrible end - if someone doesn't do something about it. It everyone doesn't do something about it ...

Characters

Various animals, such as pones, snargs, hymetors, etc.

Locations

Illustrated Edition

The Carpet People Illustrated Edition
Illustrated Edition Cover
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Publisher Doubleday
Publication date October 2009
ISBN 0385615728
Pages 256
RRP £14.99
Main characters Snibril, Glurk, Pismire, Brocando
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Notes
All data relates to the first UK edition.

Published in 2009 this new edition of the book features a new cover and fifteen pages of coloured illustrations by Terry Pratchett himself that were drawn for the first edition of 'The Carpet People' in 1971.

In 2013 Clarion Books re-released the illustrated edition including more black and white illustrations and a short story Tales of the Carpet People, a precursor written during Terry's days working for the Bucks Free Press.