Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview
  • Thief of Time

  • Discworld, Book 26
  • By: Terry Pratchett
  • Narrated by: Tony Robinson
  • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (111 ratings)

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Thief of Time

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

Time is a resource. Everyone knows it has to be managed. And on Discworld, that is the job of the Monks of History, who store it and pump it from the places where it's wasted (like underwater; how much time does a codfish need?) to places like cities, where there's never enough time.

But the construction of the world's first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well, time for Lu Tze and his apprentice, Lobsang Ludd. Because it will stop time. And that will only be the start of everyone's problems.

Thief of Time comes complete with a full supporting cast of heroes and villains, yetis, martial artists and Ronnie, the fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse (who left before they became famous).

©2013 Terry Pratchett (P)2020 Penguin Audio
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Colour of Magic cover art
The Colour of Magic cover art
Terry Pratchett: BBC Radio Drama Collection cover art
Truckers cover art
The Solar War cover art
Oz Reimagined cover art
Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes cover art
Monster Hunter International cover art
Season of Mist: A Novella cover art
Lost Birds cover art
Faerie Wars cover art
Vainqueur the Dragon cover art
Death: Genesis: An Isekai LitRPG cover art
Relic cover art
Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories cover art
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 13 cover art

Critic reviews

"Reads with all the polished fluency and sure-footed pacing that have become Pratchett's hallmarks over the years." (The Times)

What listeners say about Thief of Time

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    82
  • 4 Stars
    21
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    63
  • 4 Stars
    11
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    62
  • 4 Stars
    10
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

But f-in abbreviated!

Such a masterpiece! Such a narrator! Why destroy it all by chopping it to this teensy, puny piece and sell it as a Book? Put a BIG sign on it "Take care, it's not the real thing your paying for!". I made a mistake buying this piece of ****.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

very short

decent story but it's very short. performance by Tony Robinson is good but doesn't make up for the face that I finished listening to the book in 2 shirt journeys.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Too short - get the full version

this is a heavily abridged version at 3.5 hours. Get the full length version. it's much better

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!