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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... voice as professional gamblers say " Aces high ? " said , " The Fall of Great Houses ? Destinies of Nations Hanging by a Thread ? " " Certainly , " she said . " Oh , good . " Fate waved a hand across the board . The Discworld appeared ...
... voice . " Me ? No. Can't abide foreign food , " said Ridcully quickly . He repeated , half to himself , " Wizzard ... " " The word seems to fascinate you , " said Lord Vetinari . " Seen it spelled like that before , " said Ridcully ...
... 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 . " You are . We've got the only librarian who can rip off your arm ...
... voice from the other end of the table . They all looked at Ponder Stibbons , the youngest and most depressingly keen member of the faculty . He was holding a complicated mechanism of sliding wooden bars and peering at the other wiz ...
... voice- " trouble followed behind . ” Ridcully noticed that the wizards drew a little closer together . " Sounds all right to me , ” he said . " Best place for trouble , behind . You certainly don't want it in front . " " You don't ...