| Death has come for Ipslore, the eighth son of an eighth son who left the company of wizards to marry a common woman for love. But Ipslore tricks Death by placing himself in a staff that he gives to HIS eighth son, Coin, a mere slip of a lad destined to become a sourcerer, so that Ipslore can get revenge on his former colleagues and become master of Discworld. Naturally the wizards of Unseen University are too stupid and clumsy to stand up to this threat, but the planet has its unlikely saviors in our old friend Rincewind (widely known as the most inept wizard of all); Conina, a fabulous warrior and daughter of Cohen the Barbarian (though she'd secretly rather be a hairdresser); and young Nijel the Destroyer, a barbarian-wannabe who has been teaching himself to become a great warrior out of a book. The omnivorous, many-legged Luggage that attached itself to Rincewind reappears here (to fall in love and consume a number of mythical beasts that attack it), as does the orangutan Librarian. As is often the case, the set-up and the process of the story are better than the ending, but Pratchett fans will know what they're getting. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - humorous or laughable FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Parody Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 30 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults If magical mental powers: - can cast many different spells Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some How sensitive is this character? 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 Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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