![]() ![]() ![]() Teatime who has a reputation for ruthlessness and creative solutions. Forbidden to interfere directly by "The Rules", they pay the Assassin's Guild to kill the Hogfather instead. The Auditors of Reality, a group of "celestial bureaucrats" attempt to eliminate the Hogfather, a jolly god-like creature who brings children presents on December 32nd, similar to the figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas in the US and UK. ![]() While Death attempts to fill in for the Hogfather, his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit tries to find and rescue the Hogfather. The book focuses on the absence of the Hogfather, a mythical creature akin to Father Christmas, who grants children's wishes on Hogswatchnight (December 32) and brings them presents. 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. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. Hogfather is the 20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. ![]()
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