Katherine Parkinson

It is the day of Rebecca and Jeremy's engagement party, and everyone (well, nearly everyone) has turned up to the old house to wish them well. However, one of the bedrooms, the one with all the old baggage in it, has been left unlocked.

"A triumphant and touching debut about the unlikeliest superstar you’ll ever meet.** Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman’s not the funny one. Jax was. There’s also another, far more colossal objective...

War has come to Discworld ... again. And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers around the small, arrogantly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on its unrelenting aggressiveness. A year ago, Polly Perks's brother marched off to battle, and Polly's willing to resort to drastic measures to find him. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and -- aided by a well-placed pair of socks -- sets out to join...

Both Max and Laura remain optimistic about Mia attending the commission, unaware of the betrayal within their own households. After receiving some surprising news, Matty helps Leo search for the source of his memories, while Niska gets closer to finding the enigmatic "synth who sleeps."

As Sam arrives at the synth settlement, Max reveals who betrayed them, and the members of the settlement are forced to choose sides. With Mia in custody, Laura suffers a crisis of conscience, and Niska continues her investigation with a new ally.

Laura helps pass legislation to prevent human attacks on synths, but the victory is short-lived when Joe brings home Sam, the synthetic child. Because of the new protections, Max decides to open the gates to the settlement, and Mia finds more supporters.

A year after all the synths around the world gained consciousness, human distrust of synths is at an all-time high, leading to the creation of docile, orange-eyed synths. Mia and Max lead a settlement for green-eyed synths, while Niska and Astrid endure an attack on a synth-friendly bar.