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Hogfather

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.

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Author
Terry Pratchett
Genre
Fantasy
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Victor Gollancz
Awards
Came 137th in the Big Read
Cover artist
Josh Kirby

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Hogfather

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related to Plot summary · 43
Hogfather → Albert, As, Assassin's Guild, Bilious, Bones, Canting Crew, Cheerful Fairy, Death, Death's, December, Discworld, Due, Eater, Father Christmas, Forbidden, Hair Loss Fairy, Hangovers, Hogfather's, Hogfather's Castle, Hogswatch
related to TV adaptation · 27
Hogfather → Albert, Australian, Bilious, Channel Seven, David Jason, Death, Death's, December, Discworld, German, Ian Richardson, ION Television, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery, Mr, November, ProSieben, Rhodri Meilir, Sky One, Susan Sto Helit
related to Reception · 14
Hogfather → According, Arcane, Die-hard, English-language, Not, November, October, Paul Pettengale, Pratchett, Pratchett's, Publishers Weekly, The, UK Top, Yes
related to Characters · 7
Hogfather → Death's, Hangovers The Wizards, Jonathan Teatime, Oh God, RealityHogfather, Sto-Helit, Unseen University
Subject · 5
Hogfather → Characters:, Christmas, children's stories, the power of belief, Death's Domain, Ankh-Morpork, Tooth Fairy's domain, Death, Susan Sto Helit, Locations:
related to External links · 5
Hogfather → HogfatherHogfather, HogfatherQuotes, HogfatherSynopsis, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseAnnotations, Worlds Without End
Series · 2
Hogfather → 20th novel – 4th Death story, Discworld
Author · 1
Hogfather → Terry Pratchett
Awards · 1
Hogfather → Came 137th in the Big Read
Cover artist · 1
Hogfather → Josh Kirby

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HogfatherAuthorTerry Pratchett1.00infobox
HogfatherAwardsCame 137th in the Big Read1.00infobox
HogfatherCover artistJosh Kirby1.00infobox
HogfatherFollowed byJingo1.00infobox
HogfatherGenreFantasy1.00infobox
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HogfatherLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
HogfatherOCLC362172461.00infobox
HogfatherPreceded byFeet of Clay1.00infobox
HogfatherPublication date19961.00infobox
HogfatherPublisherVictor Gollancz1.00infobox
HogfatherSeriesDiscworld1.00infobox
HogfatherSeries20th novel – 4th Death story1.00infobox
HogfatherSubjectChristmas, children's stories, the power of belief1.00infobox
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HogfatherSubjectDeath, Susan Sto Helit1.00infobox
HogfatherSubjectLocations:1.00infobox
HogfatherSubjectDeath's Domain, Ankh-Morpork, Tooth Fairy's domain1.00infobox
Hogfatheris a20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett0.90text

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