Unseen Academicals
- 464
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Unseen Academicals” makes football interesting even to readers who never cared about the game. The wizards of Unseen University have to field a team, and this late Discworld novel is as curious about the kitchens and the staff below stairs as about the faculty. Its best invention is the enigmatic Nutt. Those who prefer the Witches or the Watch may rank it a little lower, and Rincewind stays in the background.
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About the book
Unseen Academicals is the 37th novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. The novel satirises football, and features Mustrum Ridcully setting up an Unseen University football team, with the Librarian in goal. It includes new details about "below stairs" life at the university. The book introduces several new characters, including Trevor Likely, a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can; Glenda Sugarbean, a maker of "jolly good" pies; Juliet Stollop, a dim but beautiful young woman who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been; and the mysterious Mr Nutt, a cultured, enigmatic, idealistic savant. According to the publisher, Transworld, the "on sale" date for the hardback was 1 October 2009 although the official publication date is 8 October 2009. Bookshop chain Borders included a small set of exclusive Discworld football cards with each book.
Reading order · Rincewind
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 334 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 5 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 329 | 99% |
Frequently asked
How long is Unseen Academicals?
It has 464 pages — shorter than 62% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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