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The Unseen University Cut-Out Book
A must-have accessory for the most dedicated Pratchett fans — a Discworld cut-out book for adults.
The phenomenal Discworld series has a new addition to its growing hoard of artifacts — a cut-out book for adults. An extraordinary feat of paper engineering, the cut-out book contains the makings of a detailed 3-D model of the Unseen University, Discworld’s most ancient and complex building.
Colourful and intricate, this paper sculpture will provide hours of fun for the true Discworld aficionado.
The phenomenal Discworld series has a new addition to its growing hoard of artifacts — a cut-out book for adults. An extraordinary feat of paper engineering, the cut-out book contains the makings of a detailed 3-D model of the Unseen University, Discworld’s most ancient and complex building.
Colourful and intricate, this paper sculpture will provide hours of fun for the true Discworld aficionado.
166 pages, Paperback
Published October 31, 2006
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Terry Pratchett
686 books46.3k followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983–2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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October 9, 2009
Ok, as much as you can "read" a book of card shapes. I liked this becasue of the concept. It's not a "book". It's a large set of heavy paper with lovely drawings and a lot of engineering involved to make a reality of a literary concept. Wonderful!
October 20, 2012
One day, I will finish building this.....
April 6, 2013
Had a good time assembling the Unseen University model. Wanna give-away the whole model. Any takers?
June 12, 2013
cool enjoyed being able to see up close part of ankh-morpork.
February 28, 2023
When I first bought this book I hadn’t done much paper craft, like Terry in his foreword I was given a book as a child. While Terry’s was a model railroad, mine was a town full of buildings, characters and vehicles. When older I also had a Tardis cut-out book. So this book looked awesome to me.
Now being a lover of books, I thought it vandalism to cut it apart. The horror, I’d also paid full price! So I colour copied the pages, the way it’s bound of course this came with many errors. Not knowing what I do now about paper weights it didn’t go together quite right. But it did go together and it was splendid, large and not long to last around my small child. So I gave it to a fan who was chuffed.
After completing it I found the book discounted and as Terry suggested - I bought two. So three copies on my shelf. One will be cut up and I’m sure it will be perfect. Now that the small child has his own house to wreck.
It was well worth the build. Do buy two if you can.
Now being a lover of books, I thought it vandalism to cut it apart. The horror, I’d also paid full price! So I colour copied the pages, the way it’s bound of course this came with many errors. Not knowing what I do now about paper weights it didn’t go together quite right. But it did go together and it was splendid, large and not long to last around my small child. So I gave it to a fan who was chuffed.
After completing it I found the book discounted and as Terry suggested - I bought two. So three copies on my shelf. One will be cut up and I’m sure it will be perfect. Now that the small child has his own house to wreck.
It was well worth the build. Do buy two if you can.
April 20, 2016
It’s quite hard for me to rate this one, because it is exactly what it says it is – the idea is that you cut out each of the parts and build yourself your own scale model of the Unseen University. Unfortunately, I didn’t want to ruin the book and so I didn’t do it, although I did enjoy the accompanying text, though there isn’t much of it and nothing worth buying the book for. No, you’ll want the book for the model, which I must admit looks pretty cool in the finished pictures that I’ve seen – I’m just not convinced that I’d be able to make it, I’m too clumsy. I’d rather keep the book as a part of my collection, because it’s unusual and a little cool – that’s probably the main reason to buy it.
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March 25, 2008fun for little boys, too?
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