Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode, Xan gets a little wacky as he reviews that comical fantasy book "Raising Steam" by Terry Pratchett ----more---- Besides discussing a bit of the legacy of the Discworld series, Xan also discusses the bizarre nature of Terry Pratchett's work and how awesome is this series. Check out what we are reading next at the spiraken book club page or email us Either way check out the website and leave a comment or email us at Spiraken@gmail.com Music For Episode: Opening/Closing Music -Book Club by Arkells (Michigan Left), Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Host's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Random Question of the Week: What do you think about the Discworld?
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