The Gods Trilogy is a bumper volume containing the complete text of three of Terry Pratchett's celebrated novels: SMALL GODS Brutha is the Chosen One.

But just because it is being borne through space on the back of a turtle, doesn't mean it doesn't need gods. It rides through space on the back of four elephants* which, in turn, are standing on the shell of an enormous turtle. The Discworld is, as everyone knows, and no one should now need to be told, flat. _ The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Small Gods is a standalone novel. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast: for the Great God Om, Brutha the novice is the Chosen One – or at least the only One available. So it's certainly not helpful to be reduced to appearing in the form of a tortoise, a manifestation far below god-like status in anyone's book. In such a competitive environment, shape and size can be pretty crucial to make one's presence felt. Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods, of every shape and size, and all elbowing for space at the top.

And the Word was: 'Hey, you!' This is the Discworld, after all, and religion is a controversial business. 'Just because you can't explain it, doesn't mean it's a miracle.' In the beginning was the Word. 'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is.

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