432 pages
English language
Published Jan. 7, 2006 by Transworld Publishers Limited.
Hogfather is the 20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. It came in 137th place in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the most loved British books of all time, making it one of fifteen books by Pratchett in the Top 200.The book focuses on the absence of the Hogfather, a mythical creature akin to Father Christmas, who grants children's wishes on Hogswatchnight (December 32) and brings them presents. While Death attempts to fill in for the Hogfather, his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit tries to find and rescue the Hogfather.
My favorite bit in this book is the amazing rhyme between the beginning and the ending. Monstral relativism!
Karjupukki on kuolemassa, kun masinoijat juonivat taikuudella kaikki lapset lakkaamaan uskomasta häneen. Tapahtumien tiimellyksessä itse kukin joutuu kohtaamaan lapsuuden hyvät ja pahat uskomuksensa. Kuolema vaihtaa taas tilapäisesti ammattia ja pelastaa tilanteen. Tällä kertaa Kuolema on filosofoinneissaan tavanomaista samastuttavampi. Mutta kokonaisuudessaan tämä joulupukkiperinteen puolustuspuhe oli taas vaihteeksi varsin keskinkertainen lukukokemus.
