![]() I liked it so much, I immediately listened to it again. Maurice's roaring 20's gangstery accent was perfect. He played up Maurice's dietary angst, made the rat catchers seem like two different people, and even made the Piper less douchey. I was pleasantly surprised to hear Stephen Briggs take characters I found annoying and make them comical and sympathetic. I'd probably only read the hardcover twice (vs. Furthermore, it has few truly likable characters (Darktan, Dangerous Beans, and Sardines), and more than its fair share of mildly distasteful antiheroes (scheming Maurice, stupid-looking Keith, bossy Malicia, hidebound Hamnpork to name just a few.). Tiffany Aching) it's darker than most Discworld series. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look at the Pied Piper or rats the same way again! Set in Terry Pratchett's widely popular Discworld, this masterfully crafted, gripping listen is both compelling and funny. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. ![]() The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town and solemnly counted out the money. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. ![]() ![]() One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. ![]()
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