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"A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" | |
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Short story by Terry Pratchett | |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fantasy, Wizards and Academic administration
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Series | Discworld 5th short story |
"A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" is a Discworld short story by Terry Pratchett. The story describes the reaction of the wizards of the Unseen University to a proposal from the Patrician to introduce regulation and metrics of university education. [1] It references the government inspector A. E. Pessimal, who goes on to have a significant role in Thud! [1] [2]
It was first published in the 13 May 2005 issue of The Times Higher Education Supplement, and can be found in certain editions of Snuff . It was included in the 2012 short fiction anthology A Blink of the Screen .