Terence David John Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town. They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town and solemnly counted out the money. The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets.... Set in Terry Pratchett's widely popular Discworld, this masterfully crafted, gripping read is both compelling and funny. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look at the Pied Piper -- or rats -- the same way again!

Sarah Sammis

It had some funny moments but it didn't make me giggle like it did my husband.

Meagan Fischer 

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           Very cute story. Nice to listen to on audiobook. And I cried during the scene where SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS
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somecat uses up an extra life

Enjoyable! Too dark for my 8 year old daughter near the end though.

Chad McElligott

Janice Hopper

I eye-read this a few years ago, and when I saw it on Scribd in audio, I thought I'd listen to it. It's lovely, and a lot darker than I remembered. 

It's a Pied Piper kind of story, with talking rats and a talking cat and stuff.

It's Pratchett. It's good.

#GNUTerryPratchett

I needed this. I have been reading such banal books lately, and Pratchett dragged me out of my rut!

This is supposed to be more for children, but it seems more dark and like the traditional fairy tales than something you would read a child today. It was utterly enjoyable, with the same feel as all of the other Discworld novels I have read. I was pleasantly surprised at how profound the message of rats and cats talking seemed after some of the drivel I've read recently.

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Carnegie Medal Winner * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age * VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Book Sense Pick The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets.... Set in Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld, this masterfully crafted, gripping read is both compelling and funny. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look at the Pied Piper—or rats—the same way again!

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

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