HOGFATHER

Another in Pratchett's Discworld series, set in an alternate universe of magic and very British silliness. The plot is irrelevant. Who can follow it anyway? The characters, the conceits, the jibes at contemporary intellectual currents are delightful. As is Nigel Planer's reading. He hasn't quite the imaginative resources to stay abreast of the author's, but he sustains the right narrative tone and gives us some very risible characterizations. Y.R. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 01]