Unseen Academicals

mass market paperback, 540 pages

English language

Published June 15, 2010 by Corgi Books.

ISBN:
978-0-552-15337-9
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OCLC Number:
520731928

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The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things_wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime_but athletics is most assuredly not on the list. And so when Lord Ventinari, the city's benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully that the university revive an erstwhile tradition and once again put forth a football team composed of faculty, students, and staff, the wizards of UU find themselves in a quandary. To begin with, they have to figure out just what it is that makes this sport_soccer with a bit of rugby thrown in_so popular with Ankh-Morporkians of all ages and social strata. Then they have to learn how to play it. Oh, and on top of that, they must win a football match without using magic. Meanwhile, Trev (a handsome street urchin and a right good kicker) falls hard for kitchen maid Juliet (beautiful, dim, and perhaps the greatest fashion …

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  • Literature & Fiction
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Authors, A-Z -- ( P ) -- Pratchett, Terry
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy -- Series -- Discworld