
Then Maurice and Keith appear on the scene and offer to save the day by ridding the town of its infestation for a small fee. Upon entering a town, the rats make a general nuisance of themselves - stealing food and widdling on things - until the townsfolk become desperate to get rid of them. Maurice and the rats have teamed up with a young lad named Keith to implement a clever moneymaking scheme. At the heart of this tale is a slightly twisted take on the old Pied Piper theme, a talking, thinking cat named Maurice, and a supporting cast of equally talented rats who bear such comical names as Big Savings, Nourishing, and Dangerous Beans. With the debut of his first young-adult novel, science fiction writer Terry Pratchett invites readers ages 12 and up to visit Discworld - an imaginary land well known to Pratchett’s adult following. Genres: fantasy, fiction, humor, childrens, comedy, animals, magic.


The movie is based on the Carnegie medal-winning novel The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents by Sir Terry Pratchett, originally published in 2001. The eagerly anticipated animated feature film The Amazing Maurice premieres in cinemas and on Sky Cinema in the UK today.
