73. Pratchett, Terry. Nation. 367 pages. 6.17.09.

Once again, Terry Pratchett has proven himself to be an insightful and powerful storyteller. In Nation he presents themes of loss, faith, community, race, and leadership, without forcing ideas on his readers; instead he whispers suggestions in the background, and trusts his readers to actually think.

The characters that make up Nation are occasionally stereotypical, but consistently complicated and honest. Intelligence is the guiding light of this adventure story, and there is very little about it that is "young".