Strata
- 192
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Strata” is an irreverent early Pratchett comedy in which his gift for absurd world-building is already plain. Its heroine works for a company that builds planets, and the novel gleefully throws together familiar science-fiction ideas. Discworld readers will recognise an early sketch of a flat world, and some readers sense a kinship with Douglas Adams. A curiosity well worth it for anyone who loves his later books.
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About the book
Strata is a 1981 science fiction comedy novel by English writer Terry Pratchett. It is one of Pratchett's first novels and among the few science fiction novels he wrote, along with The Dark Side of the Sun, Only You Can Save Mankind, The Nome Trilogy and the co-authored The Long Earth.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 79 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 79 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Strata?
It has 192 pages — shorter than 94% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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