Description
'There is a curse. They say: may you live in interesting times . . .'
This is the worst thing you can wish on a citizen of Discworld. Especially for the magically challenged Rincewind, who has already had far too much excitement in his life.
Unfortunately, the unlucky wizard always seems to end up in the middle of, well, absolutely everything. So when a request for a 'Great Wizzard' arrives from the faraway Counterweight Continent, it's obviously Rincewind who's sent. For one thing, he's the only one who spells wizard that way.
Once again Rincewind is thrown headfirst into a dangerous adventure. For the oldest empire on the Disc is in turmoil and Chaos is building. And, for some reason, someone believes Rincewind will have a vital role in the coming war . . .
'Pratchett is a comic genius' Daily Express
'Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre' Observer
Interesting Times is the fifth book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
About the Author
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
www.terrypratchettbooks.com
Reviews
Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre * Observer *
Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy... Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own * The Sunday Times *
Much of Pratchett's appeal lies in his humanism, both in a sentimental regard for his characters' good fortune, and in that his writing is generous-spirited and inclusive * Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781804990278
Author Terry Pratchett
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Penguin (Transworld)
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Series Discworld Novels
Weight(grams) 293g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 127mm * 26mm
