Briggs has shaved, crimped, and outright ectomied the book to allow the story to fit into a twoandahalf hour time slot on stage. The reappearance of twoflower and the tales of his holiday to ankh morpork play a large part in the narrative of interesting times. The first two books are written in quite a different style, and its not for everyone. As with most of pratchetts books, interesting times is a joy to read. Interesting times is the 17th discworld novel, and the first since eric which returns to rincewind as the central character. Discworld novel 17 discworld series and over 8 million other books. Rincewind the wizard, peacefully bored at last, finds adventure nipping at.
Interesting times annotations the annotated pratchett file. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. The hongs, the sungs, the tangs, the mcsweeneys very old established family and the fangs. Interesting times exclusively embossed with terrys signature and sealed with his coat of arms. Although this world may look and sound completely different to our own, the discworld novels explore a multitude of very human issues. The hongs, the sungs, the tangs, the mcsweeneys very old established family and the fangs gather their armies. Up until this point, i had seen those two books as an introduction to the discworld universe more than a cohesive part of it. Discworld continues to spin merrily along in this new addition to pratchetts successful series begun with the colour of magic, 1983 about a magical world carried through space on the back of a gian. Rincewind the incompetent wizard is pretty near and dear to most discworld fans. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Terry pratchetts seventeenth discworld adventure, featuring death, war, and a cowardly wizzard and an ancient empire in turmoil.
The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the discworld is in turmoil. Lord hong is an unforgettable villain, ghengis cohen a treat to cheer for, and the silver horde a nonstop source of amusement. Discworld novel 17 discworld series and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. All the discworld novels take place on a flat, circular world which sits on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle. The oldest and most inscrutable not to mention heavily fortified empire on the discworld. This novel marks rincewinds reappearance on the discworld after the events of. May you live in interesting times is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of discworld, especially on the distinctly unmagical rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life and cant even spell wizard. Buy a cheap copy of interesting times book by terry pratchett. Plot summary the events of the novel are a game between the discworld gods fate and the lady luck with the discworld as their game board. In the bbcs big read, four discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. The discworld is the fictional setting of terry pratchetts most iconic series. The title of this book was inspired by the phrase may you live in interesting times. Two gods, fate and the lady, oppose each other in a game.
Hundreds of such references have been collected in the annotated pratchett file apf. If youre looking for a onebookstand, any of the stories can be enjoyed immensely in isolation, but if youre. Terry pratchetts work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Back when i first read interesting times, in the spring of 1998 when i was thirteen, i remember deciding that its title was misleading.
The discworld novels can be read in any order but interesting times is the fifth book in the wizards series. I found the color of magic twopart miniseries on netflix a couple of weeks ago i have since learned that it condenses the first two discworld novels into a very entertaining and impressive movie. The discworld itself grew to become one of the most richly detailed and inventive fantasy worlds in the history of the written word. Interesting times interesting times exclusively embossed with terrys signature and sealed with his coat of arms. Pratchett somehow seems to take every commonly known reference about east asia, mix them together in a large metaphorical bag, and spread them throughout his book, regardless of. Workers, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes, are joining forces against old warlords, spreading violence throughout discworlds ancient cities. In retrospect that was a little harsh, but its true that interesting times feels like a retrograde step after the sheer glory of soul music. Newly released discworld books regularly topped the sunday times bestsellers list, making pratchett the uks bestselling author in the 1990s. However for those that stick it out you will uncover a highly satirical version of london from both the eyes of a tourist and a local. When a carrier albatross arrives from the counterweight continent with an urgent request for a great wizard, rincewind is volunteered.
There are many who say that the art of diplomacy is an intricate and complex dance. Interesting times is a fantasy novel by british writer terry pratchett, the seventeenth book in the discworld series, set in the aurient also known as orient. Pratchett somehow seems to take every commonly known reference about east asia, mix them together in a large metaphorical bag, and spread them throughout his book, regardless of the history or accuracy involved. While still an interesting read, by his own admission, mr. Its been quite a few books since ive seen rincewind, so it was fun to see him again. Rincewind the wizard, peacefully bored at last, finds adventure nipping at his reluctant heels. Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre observer the discworld is very much like our own if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is. However, thematically its much more a look back at the first two discworld books, the colour of magic and the light fantastic, and how much the setting has changed since then. Home products books discworld library interesting times. There are others who maintain that its merely a matter of who carries the biggest stick. His novels have sold more than seventy five million give or take a few million copies worldwide. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the prometheus award and the carnegie medal. Interesting times, the seventeenth novel in terry pratchetts discworld series, finds the planets oldest empire in the midst of bitter turmoil after the publication of the revolutionary treatise what i did on my holidays. Discworld continues to spin merrily along in this new addition to pratchetts successful series begun with the colour of magic, 1983 about a magical world carried through space on.
Before that, i avoided the books because of a bad recommendation from a friend way back when. The discworld book series by multiple authors includes books the colour of magic, the light fantastic, equal rites, and several more. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water. Hes the protagonist of the first two novels and the way his ineptitude somehow doesnt. Although this world may look and sound completely different to our own, the discworld novels explore a multitude. May you live in interesting times is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of discworldespecially on the distinctly unmagical sorcerer rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life. Interesting times is the first rincewind novel set in the modern discworld, and maintains the light, humorous atmosphere throughout. Interesting times is not my introduction to discworld.
Discworldinteresting times all the tropes wiki fandom. A gorgeous hardback edition of terry pratchetts seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an ancient empire and rincewind the wizzard. Read interesting times online free by terry pratchett. Marvelous discworld, which revolves on the backs of four great elephants and a big turtle, spins into interesting times, the 17th outing in terry pratchetts.
Interesting times terry pratchett books discworld novels. Interesting times is the seventeenth novel in the discworld series by terry pratchett. Terry pratchetts discworld series comprises of a staggering 41 novels, 32 years in the making. The title refers to the common myth that there exists a chinese curse may you live in interesting times. Interesting times is from the rincewind subseries of discworld.