| The Discworld's first tourist arrives in Ankh-Morpork, the pearl of cities (round and looks like something produced by a sick mollusc), teaming up with the Disc's most inept wizzard. Due to certain circumstances involving thieves, gold and a predatory Luggage on hundreds of little legs, they subsequently travel all over the Disc, to places many people only dream of. As in the kind of dream you wake up from screaming ;-) | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - humorous or laughable FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Kind of series - Parody Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 40 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - mind control - can see into the future - can cast all sorts of spells Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - neutral aliens Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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