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| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
7 November 1996 | Publication | Received as one of the most thematically ambitious Discworld novels, with considerable critical attention paid to its central argument about the relationship between belief and human necessity. The novel was praised for finding genuine philosophical depth within its comic premise. It was later adapted for television by Sky One in 2006, with the adaptation receiving strong reviews and a BAFTA nomination. |
1997 | Award Nominated | British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award (novel) category |
1999 | Award Won | Phantastik Preis Foreign novel category |
Received as one of the most thematically ambitious Discworld novels, with considerable critical attention paid to its central argument about the relationship between belief and human necessity. The novel was praised for finding genuine philosophical depth within its comic premise. It was later adapted for television by Sky One in 2006, with the adaptation receiving strong reviews and a BAFTA nomination.
British Fantasy Award
August Derleth Award (novel) category
Phantastik Preis
Foreign novel category