Interesting Times: A Discworld Novel“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:
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... course if someone is killed by a freak chain of events — the oil spilled just there , the safety fence broken just there - that must also be a miracle . Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous . And he won . He ...
... course the case . " But , " he said , " we shall play without dice . I don't trust you with dice . You throw them where I can't see them . We will play with steel , and tactics , and politics , and war . " The Lady nodded . Fate looked ...
... course , when I say one of dem , I mean a big one of dem . " " It'd have to be , yeah . " " Like ... really big . " " ' S funny , but ... I see what you mean . " " Makes sense , right ? " " Makes sense , yeah . Thing is ... " " What ...
... course the Archchancellor went , because it would be bad manners not to . And everyone understood the posi- tion , and everyone was on their best behavior , and thus civil unrest and slime on the carpet were averted . It was a beautiful ...
... course , that is what I mean . And this isn't it . Observe . " He handed a single small sheet to the Arch- chancellor . " Looks like paintin ' , " said Ridcully . " Those are Agatean pictograms , " said the Patrician . " You mean they ...