Interesting Times

, #17

11 hours and 12 minutes

Publié 7 juillet 2022 par Penguin Audio.

ASIN Audible:
B09LZ5GJKZ

'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 . . .

Interesting Times is the fifth book in the Wizards series, but …

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a publié une critique de Interesting Times par Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #17)

Hasn't aged well

I probably won't be reading this one again. A rare stinker in the wonderful Discworld series. The mockery of Asian culture just falls flat in a modern society.

Sujets

  • Fantasy fiction
  • Discworld (Imaginary place)
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Drama (dramatic works by one author)
  • Fiction, fantasy, general