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Interesting Times: A Discword Novel Mass market paperbound - 1998

by Terry Pratchett

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"May you live in interesting times" is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld -- especially on the distinctly unmagical sorcerer Rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life. But when a request for a "Great Wizzard" arrives in Ankh-Morpork via carrier albatross from the faraway Counterweight Continent, it's he who's sent as emissary. Chaos threatens to follow the impending demise of the Agatean Empire's current ruler. And, for some incomprehensible reason, someone believes Rincewind will have a mythic role in the war and wholesale bloodletting that will surely ensue. (Carnage is pretty much a given, since Cohen the Barbarian and his extremely elderly Silver Horde are busily formulating their own plan for looting, pillaging, and, er, looking wistfully at girls.) However, Rincewind firmly believes there are too many heroes already in the world, yet only one Rincewind. And he owes it to the world to keep that one alive for as long as possible.

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Reader reaction was mixed to positive. Many praised the vivid Counterweight Continent setting, Cohen’s expanded role, returning favorites, and the humor; others found Rincewind tiresome, the action episodic, and disliked the sequel-style lead?in. Fans steeped in earlier Discworld books reported the most enjoyment, while some called it average for the series or a rare miss.

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"Discworld is more complicated and satisfactory than Oz . . . has the energy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland . . . brilliant." --A. S. Byatt

When war, magic, politics, and one deliciously inept wizard collide, zany mayhem ensues in this delightful satire in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling Discworld series.

To the fine denizens of Discworld, the phrase "May you live in interesting times" is a curse. No one wishes to hear those words, especially not Rincewind. The distinctly unmagical sorcerer has barely survived more than a few "interesting times" and he isn't looking to experience any more. But when a request for a "Great Wizzard" arrives in Ankh-Morpork via carrier albatross from the faraway Counterweight Continent, Rincewind is named emissary.

The Agatean Empire's current ruler is on the brink of downfall, and chaos is all but certain to arise in the wake. For some incomprehensible reason, someone believes Rincewind will have a mythic role in the war and the ensuing bloodletting. Cohen the Barbarian and his extremely elderly Silver Horde are already hard at work planning for the looting and pillaging.

Anyone can be a hero, but there's only one Rincewind--and he believes he owes it to the world to keep that one alive for as long as possible.

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Interesting Times is the fifth installment in the Wizards collection (and the 18th Discworld book). The other books in the Wizards collection include:

    The Color of MagicThe Light FantasticSourceryEricThe Last ContinentUnseen Academicals

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  • Title Interesting Times: A Discword Novel
  • Author Terry Pratchett
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Later Edition
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperTorch, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Publication date April 1, 1998
  • ISBN 9780061056901 / 0061056901
  • Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.75 x 4.19 x 0.96 in (17.15 x 10.64 x 2.44 cm)
  • Reading level 710
  • Category Fiction - Fantasy
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Discworld (Imaginary place)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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