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Sir Terry Pratchett’s 1990 Discworld offering (and 9th in the series) sees a return of Rincewind in this most Douglas Adamsesque of his books.
A subtle parody of Goethe’s Faust, we find a young Ankh-Morpork demonologist, Eric, who has drawn a magic circle to summon a demon and instead brings Rincewind to his home. Discworld fans and readers may recall that Pratchett left Rincewind in the dungeon dimensions at the end of his 1988 novel Sourcery.
This may be my favorite Rincewind novel. We also get ...more
A subtle parody of Goethe’s Faust, we find a young Ankh-Morpork demonologist, Eric, who has drawn a magic circle to summon a demon and instead brings Rincewind to his home. Discworld fans and readers may recall that Pratchett left Rincewind in the dungeon dimensions at the end of his 1988 novel Sourcery.
This may be my favorite Rincewind novel. We also get ...more
Re-Read 5/21/24:
Oh, those demon-summoners. They've got nothing on the bad luck of a single wizard. Sorry... Wizzard.
Original Review:
This is my second read and my reaction is pretty much the same as the first time.
Rincewind is funny.
Or rather, the situations he always gets into showcases the Discworld in awesomely epic ways and we always get vast adventures. Usually with some kind of weird sidekick and a healthy dose of Death.
All true, sure, but what if Rincewind was mistaken for a demon, summone ...more
Oh, those demon-summoners. They've got nothing on the bad luck of a single wizard. Sorry... Wizzard.
Original Review:
This is my second read and my reaction is pretty much the same as the first time.
Rincewind is funny.
Or rather, the situations he always gets into showcases the Discworld in awesomely epic ways and we always get vast adventures. Usually with some kind of weird sidekick and a healthy dose of Death.
All true, sure, but what if Rincewind was mistaken for a demon, summone ...more
What a romp! And I mean that in the best possible way! The last book featuring Rincewind wasn't too much to my liking but this much shorter novel was perfect from start to finish.
It's about the titular Eric, who is a teenager who dabbles in the art of summoning demons like his grandfather. For some reason unknown at the beginning, the "demon" he summons is the wizard Rincewind, who was left in the Dungeon Dimensions in the 5th Discworld novel. However, the 13-year-old isn't ... well ... isn't th ...more
It's about the titular Eric, who is a teenager who dabbles in the art of summoning demons like his grandfather. For some reason unknown at the beginning, the "demon" he summons is the wizard Rincewind, who was left in the Dungeon Dimensions in the 5th Discworld novel. However, the 13-year-old isn't ... well ... isn't th ...more
The ninth in my re-read of the entire Discworld series and in which we follow Rincewind - again! (I can't believe I'm already on the 9th book!)
One reason why I decided to re-read the series is that I can never just indulge in one of the volumes. The other is that the audiobooks were newly produced and the casts looked amazing.
Reading this ninth book (in chronological order) are:
Eric is a ... well, he WANTS to be a demon-summoner or demonology hacker or what have you. What he IS is a kinda haples ...more
One reason why I decided to re-read the series is that I can never just indulge in one of the volumes. The other is that the audiobooks were newly produced and the casts looked amazing.
Reading this ninth book (in chronological order) are:
Eric is a ... well, he WANTS to be a demon-summoner or demonology hacker or what have you. What he IS is a kinda haples ...more
Part of the Pratchett reread with the SpecFic Buddy Reads group. For me this is the second time I've read this, and the first time as a purely text book. Back in the day I had a copy of this edition: Eric with the Josh Kirby illustrations.
Rincewind, last seen in dire peril (as always) in Sourcery, is summoned from Hell by a teenage demonologist. What follows is a typical Rincewind travelogue from ridiculous situation to ridiculous situation all with deeply witty and sarcastic commentary, both ar ...more
Rincewind, last seen in dire peril (as always) in Sourcery, is summoned from Hell by a teenage demonologist. What follows is a typical Rincewind travelogue from ridiculous situation to ridiculous situation all with deeply witty and sarcastic commentary, both ar ...more
3.5 stars
This had a lot of really great scenes, and of course I loved seeing Rincewind and Luggage again. But I didn’t enjoy it as much as many of the other books in the series up to now. I may rate this higher upon a reread, however. I believe I was a bit distracted while reading this as it took me much longer to read than it should have given the short length.
This had a lot of really great scenes, and of course I loved seeing Rincewind and Luggage again. But I didn’t enjoy it as much as many of the other books in the series up to now. I may rate this higher upon a reread, however. I believe I was a bit distracted while reading this as it took me much longer to read than it should have given the short length.
How could you not want to read another book with Rincewind and his Luggage, no matter how small?
Jun 29, 2010
Chris Haught
marked it as to-read
May 29, 2016
Jackie
marked it as to-read
Nov 05, 2018
Layton
marked it as to-read
