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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... Probably remembered an overdue book , " said the Dean . He lowered his voice . " Am I alone in thinking , by the way , that it doesn't add to the status of this University to have an ape on the faculty ? " " Yes , " said Ridcully flatly ...
... probably can't get dried frog pills there- " " Oook ! " The Librarian re - entered the study at a bandy- legged run , waving something in the air . It was red , or at least had at some time been red . It might well once have been a ...
... probably do it in a day ... " The Dean glared . " That's not magic ! " he snapped . " That's just ... engineering ! " Rincewind trudged through the shallows and used a sharp rock to hack the top off a coconut that had been cooling in a ...
... Probably doesn't count , then . It's a shame , because if you had per- formed any service of great benefit to magic then I'd be happy to let you keep that hat and , of course , something to wear it on . " Rincewind looked crestfallen ...
... probably not just after a meal . Was it possible ( the enquiring minds enquired ) that an analysis of all these spells might reveal some small powerful com- mon denominator , some meta - spell , some simple lit- tle equation which would ...