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Thread #145675 Message #3373409
Posted By: Dan Schatz
07-Jul-12 - 07:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Terry Pratchett - seeking similar author
Subject: RE: BS: Terry Pratchett - seeking similar author
Try Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds and it's two sequels. These "novels of an ancient China that never was" combine the cleverness, humor, and fantasy of Pratchett - though if anything I'd say Hughart's books are even better and cleverer. Barry Hughart lived in China and has clearly made an in-depth study of Chinese religion and folklore - enough to write a respectful and hilarious parody.
Dan