A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices

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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 of university education. It references the government inspector A.E. Pessimal, who goes on to have a significant role in Thud!

It was first published in the May 13th, 2005 issue of The Times Higher Education Supplement.

[edit] External links

• A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
• The story at the THES online (requires free registration)

Reading order guide Preceded by Monstrous Regiment 8th Individual Story Published in 2005 Succeeded by 'None'

v • d • e Terry Pratchett's Discworld (Portal) Novels: The Colour of Magic – The Light Fantastic – Equal Rites – Mort – Sourcery – Wyrd Sisters – Pyramids – Guards! Guards! – Eric – Moving Pictures – Reaper Man – Witches Abroad – Small Gods – Lords and Ladies – Men at Arms – Soul Music – Interesting Times – Maskerade – Feet of Clay – Hogfather – Jingo – The Last Continent – Carpe Jugulum – The Fifth Elephant – The Truth – Thief of Time – The Last Hero – The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents – Night Watch – The Wee Free Men – Monstrous Regiment – A Hat Full of Sky – Going Postal – Thud! – Wintersmith – Making Money – I Shall Wear Midnight Short stories: "Troll Bridge" – "Theatre of Cruelty – "The Sea and Little Fishes" – "Death and What Comes Next" – "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" Other books: The Discworld Companion – The Science of Discworld – The Science of Discworld II: The Globe – The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch – The Pratchett Portfolio – The Art of Discworld – The Unseen University Challenge – The Wyrdest Link – The Streets of Ankh-Morpork – The Discworld Mapp – A Tourist Guide to Lancre – Death's Domain – Nanny Ogg's Cookbook – The Discworld Almanak – Where's My Cow? – The Unseen University Cut Out Book – The Discworld Diaries – Once More* With Footnotes – Wit and Wisdom of Discworld Games: The Colour of Magic – Discworld MUD – Cripple Mr Onion - Discworld – Discworld II – Discworld Noir – GURPS Discworld – Stealth Chess – Thud Films and TV series: Welcome to the Discworld – Soul Music – Wyrd Sisters - Hogfather – The Colour of Magic – Going Postal - Troll Bridge