Book Excerpt for the Day

    “Do you know you came from a place far away?” it said.

    “Oh, yes.  We know that.”

    “A place farther than the moon.”

    “Er.”  Masklin hesitated.  The journey had taken a long time.  It was always possible that they had gone past the moon.  He had often seen it on the horizon, and he was certain that the truck had gone farther than that.

    “Yes,” he said.  “Probably.”

    (from Truckers,  by Terry Pratchett)

    9*/10.  The full review is here.

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