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by Terry Pratchett · 1994

Book 17 of Discworld

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Storm Front
Jim Butcher · 2000 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Interesting Times: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
  Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject)
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Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb · 1995 · Adult

about 400 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Interesting Times: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
  Assassin's Apprentice: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Interesting Times; Open Library and Wikidata for Assassin's Apprentice.
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Daughter of the Empire
Raymond E. Feist · 1987 · Adult

about 450 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Interesting Times: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
  Daughter of the Empire: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Interesting Times; Open Library and Wikidata for Daughter of the Empire.
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First published: First published in 1994. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 295-page edition from HarperPrism. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 0061052523 ... 295 p. ... HarperPrism
Series: It is book 17 of the Discworld series. Source: terrypratchett.com, checked November 6, 2026. Discworld ... Soul Music ... Interesting Times
Next in the series: Book 18 is Maskerade. Source: terrypratchett.com, checked November 6, 2026. Interesting Times ... Maskerade

About Terry Pratchett

Born: Born in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Terry Pratchett received the BSFA Award for Best Novel in 1989, for Pyramids. Source: Wikidata, citing bsfa.co.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Terry Pratchett received the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book in 2004, for The Wee Free Men. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.

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