This is the interesting times to wit terry pratchett has themed the book. Hundreds of such references have been collected in the annotated pratchett file apf. The title of this book was inspired by the phrase may you live in interesting times. Interesting times by terry pratchett fate always wins. This is the book that got me totally hooked on terry pratchetts discworld series.
In retrospect that was a little harsh, but its true that interesting times feels like a. Terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Seriously, you can read the whole book in about two hours. A foot on the neck is nine points of the lawthere are many. Oppression of the masses leads into the larger theme of social values. It was written by vadim jean and mucked about with by terry pratchett. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and his discworld books have become truly iconic. Interesting times annotations the annotated pratchett file. Despite the delicious wit of the book, it addresses serious topics. It contains the final shooting script, pictures from the film and additional illustrations by.
Following on from the release of skys adaptation of hogfather, terry pratchetts hogfather, the illustrated screenplay was released in 2006. Discworld ebooks collection by terry pratchett pdf,epub,mobi. Discworld novel 17 discworld novels, band 17 terry pratchett isbn. Discworld ebooks collection by terry pratchett pdf,epub. Well, hes reading them to me, and interesting times has taken us through our summer holidays, just in time for him to start maskerade as he goes back to school. Pratchett quotesbook pratchett quotespeople streams of consciousness interesting times by terry pratchett. Always in search of a good read, primarily in history or historical fiction, i was initially skeptical when an english teacher friend loaned me her copy of interesting times. I really enjoyed this pratchett, being one of the few people who actually think that rincewind is a likable antihero, or rather, a good runner. According to a survey done by the booksellers pocket yearbook 2005, terry pratchett is second in number to j.
Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry. He got the inflections andor tones wrong and said i stand by where. If you post annotations in this section you agree that your annotations will appear on the apf which doesnt use the cc license. There are many who say that the art of diplomacy is an intricate and complex dance. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
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. Back when i first read interesting times, in the spring of 1998 when i was thirteen, i remember deciding that its title was misleading. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read interesting times. Trending book lists books ranker thinks you will never finish reading assuming you even start 2,573 books you may have actually read. Following on from the release of skys adaptation of hogfather, terry pratchett s hogfather, the illustrated screenplay was released in 2006. He spent his early life in bridgewater, somerset where he sat for his eleven plus exam and passed. While still an interesting read, by his own admission, mr. Briggs has shaved, crimped, and outright ectomied the book to allow the story to fit into a twoandahalf hour time slot on stage. Unfortunately, this also seems to be the only kindle edition of interesting times available on amazon. 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.
Aug 30, 2016 interesting times is the seventeenth book in the discworld series by terry pratchett. Do link to it from the appropriate book annotation page so it can easily be found a more here link will suffice, no need to place it in full in both articles. For annotations, there already is an excellent source. Only the mind of terry pratchett could have come up with something as ambitious, allencompassing, magical, bonkers and brilliant as the discworld. They are concerned with the background of the books, references to mythology, popular culture, etc. Feb, 2015 with interesting times, cohen becomes leader and its presented in such a straight manner there doesnt appear to be any subtle points being made about colonialism or foreign wars. These are potential references to works of pratchett. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Apr 16, 2016 terry pratchett interesting times interesting times is one of my early favourites, from when i first got into the discworld series it was also the first time that i discovered rincewind, the discs most inept wizard. Interesting times is the seventeenth novel in the discworld series by terry pratchett.
Born in 1948 in buckinghamshire, england, pratchett was appointed officer of the order of the british empire obe in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in 2009. Enjoy the magic of the silver screen with this exclusive extract from moving pictures by sir terry pratchett. Its an odd move because of the most satisfying things about pratchett is his love of tropes and his mischievous messing around with them. If youre new to the series our handy book generator will help you to decide which one to read first. Interesting times is one of my early favourites, from when i first got into the discworld series it was also the first time that i discovered rincewind, the discs most inept wizard. A gorgeous hardback edition of terry pratchetts seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an. Jackie chan, jet li, bruce lee, yun fat chow, david carradine and michelle yeoh sit in an italian pizza place in queens and discuss terry pratchett s 17th discworld novel interesting times. Terry pratchett is an internationally acclaimed author who specializes in fantasy books. Discworld books download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Interesting times is the 17th discworld novel, and the first since eric which returns to rincewind as the central character. The title refers to the common myth that there exists a chinese curse may you live in interesting times. Interesting times is the seventeenth book in the discworld series by terry pratchett.
Ok, first of all, david, why are you even here, youre not chinese. It is not written in the style of the colour of magic, the light fantastic, or sourcery. Quotes from interesting times by terry pratchett chris jones. Marvelous discworld, which revolves on the backs of four great elephants and a big turtle, spins into interesting times, the 17th outing in terry pratchett s. Discworld novel 17 ebook written by terry pratchett.
This book also feature heavily ghenghis cohen, one of the interesting character who is mentioned from time. Im 32 now and still getting blindsided by references that went over my. Below is the order in which terry pratchetts novels have been released in. Music annotations interesting times annotations maskerade annotations. Click download or read online button to get discworld books book now. 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. He had his first story published when he was just thirteen, and after leaving school at seventeen to become a journalist he continued writing, publishing his first novel, the carpet people, in 1971 and going on to produce the phenomenally successful discworld series as well as numerous other books, winning many awards and. Interesting times terry pratchett books discworld novels. There are others who maintain that its merely a matter of who carries the biggest stick. The events of the novel are a game between the discworld gods fate and the lady luck with the discworld as their game board. 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. The series has been adapted into many other different forms of media, including movies, television, video games, plays, radio and comic books. More comic fantasy from pratchett s discworld men at arms, 1996, etc.
The discworld novels can be read in any order but interesting times is the fifth book in the wizards series. Interesting times or, when cohen established that dynasty that time or, rincewind gets a new suit. Well, hes reading them to me, and interesting times has taken us through our summer holidays, just in. Rincewind is a most lovable wizzard for his cowardice and. Two gods, fate and the lady, oppose each other in a game. He was born terrence david john pratchett in 28th of april 1948 in beaconsfield buckinghamshire, england. According to the times pratchett was the most popular and top selling author in 1996. 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. The characters, the plot, the imaginative twists and turns make this book unique as is the rest of terry pratchets books. Unreal time clock, parodying the realtime clock most computers have. In this story, hes on the counterweight continent, where revolution is afoot during his travels, hes joined by a whole host of cool characters, including the luggage, death and cohen the barbarian. This time, the incompetent wizard rincewind, hero of several of the earliest. Pointless albatross, bird that flies back and forth between ankhmorpork and the agatean empire for no compelling reason. Welcome to terry pratchetts discworld a world as flat as a pancake resting on the back of four elephants, standing on a tortoise, flying through space.
With interesting times, cohen becomes leader and its presented in such a straight manner there doesnt appear to be any subtle points being made about colonialism or foreign wars. This is the index page of the online version of the apf. Right now i am looking at a very good book called feeding nelsons navy, having just browsed through another on the usage of arsenic through the ages. Terry pratchett was a very prolific novelist and his books are enjoyed by readers of all ages worldwide. It is now the funniest book so far this year, which means that it slightly beats terry pratchetts thief of time. And i just this second realized i put the link for thief of time in, instead of the link to the whole site. Aziraphale and crowley, of heaven and hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the earth. A gorgeous hardback edition of terry pratchett s seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an ancient empire and rincewind the wizzard.
In 41 novels, published over 31 years pratchett created an entire universe with a rich and diverse cast of characters. His books from the discworld series have sold 40 million copies all over the world. Author of over fifty bestselling fantasy novels for adults and young adults, sir terence david john pratchett is better known as terry pratchett. Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry pratchett. I meant the definition of tidbits that means a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or. Terry pratchett was born in 1948 in beaconsfield, buckinghamshire. Terry pratchetts work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Sir terry pratchett was the author of over fifty bestselling books. My son, oscar and i are reading our way through the series. Buy interesting times by terry pratchett from waterstones today. Review by chrissi rating 610 this, i have to say, was not my favourite tp book, although it sees the return of rincewind, whom i love. Apart from annotations for pratchett s books, there are also reverse annotations. Readers from all over the world have collected more than 2,000 annotations to such references in a huge document located at lspace called the annotated pratchett file.
This page is part of the online version of the apf and contains all the annotations for the book interesting times. Annotations are notes by readers about the works of terry pratchett, and clarifications produced by terry himself. Most of the gods throw dice but fate plays chess, and you dont find out until its too late that hes been using two queens all along. As this fan site notes, terry pratchetts work contains many references, allusions, parodies and injokes. 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. This footnote appears fairly early in the book, and sort of gives away that rincewind will at least survive the battle, since the therapy. This is the book that got me totally hooked on terry pratchett s discworld series. It contains the final shooting script, pictures from the film and additional illustrations by stephen player. 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.
Discworld is a universe and series of fantasy novels created by british author terry pratchett. Rincewind the wizard, peacefully bored at last, finds adventure nipping at his reluctant heels. He was the only child of david and eileen pratchett. I grew up on terry pratchett books and loved the hell out of them all. In this book pratchett explore the concept of good intentions sometime causes bad thing to happen where he dealt with the idea through the red army in the book. Interesting times makes it quite clear that vetinari does.