A foot on the neck is nine points of the lawthere are many. 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. Terry pratchett was born in 1948 in beaconsfield, buckinghamshire. He was born terrence david john pratchett in 28th of april 1948 in beaconsfield buckinghamshire, england. As this fan site notes, terry pratchetts work contains many references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Discworld ebooks collection by terry pratchett pdf,epub,mobi. 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. Aug 30, 2016 interesting times is the seventeenth book in the discworld series by terry pratchett. Buy a cheap copy of interesting times book by terry pratchett.
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. 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. According to the times pratchett was the most popular and top selling author in 1996. 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. The events of the novel are a game between the discworld gods fate and the lady luck with the discworld as their game board.
Its an odd move because of the most satisfying things about pratchett is his love of tropes and his mischievous messing around with them. Pratchett quotesbook pratchett quotespeople streams of consciousness interesting times by terry pratchett. 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. Terry pratchetts jingo is a hilarious satire of war mongers, and very timely. There are many who say that the art of diplomacy is an intricate and complex dance.
For annotations, there already is an excellent source. It was written by vadim jean and mucked about with by terry pratchett. Discworld is a universe and series of fantasy novels created by british author terry pratchett. 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. These are potential references to works of pratchett. He got the inflections andor tones wrong and said i stand by where. Trending book lists books ranker thinks you will never finish reading assuming you even start 2,573 books you may have actually read. This is the interesting times to wit terry pratchett has themed the book. And i just this second realized i put the link for thief of time in, instead of the link to the whole site. 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 pratchett s seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an ancient empire and rincewind the wizzard.
This is the index page of the online version of the apf. This is the book that got me totally hooked on terry pratchett s discworld series. Music annotations interesting times annotations maskerade annotations. Discworld novel 17 ebook written by terry pratchett. 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. Back when i first read interesting times, in the spring of 1998 when i was thirteen, i remember deciding that its title was misleading. 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. In retrospect that was a little harsh, but its true that interesting times feels like a. You will not get the full pratchett from this book. They are concerned with the background of the books, references to mythology, popular culture, etc. If you post annotations in this section you agree that your annotations will appear on the apf which doesnt use the cc license. Aziraphale and crowley, of heaven and hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the earth. Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry pratchett. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read interesting times. He spent his early life in bridgewater, somerset where he sat for his eleven plus exam and passed. 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. It contains the final shooting script, pictures from the film and additional illustrations by. It is now the funniest book so far this year, which means that it slightly beats terry pratchetts thief of time. 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. Discworld ebooks collection by terry pratchett pdf,epub. 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. This footnote appears fairly early in the book, and sort of gives away that rincewind will at least survive the battle, since the therapy. Following on from the release of skys adaptation of hogfather, terry pratchett s hogfather, the illustrated screenplay was released in 2006. This time, the incompetent wizard rincewind, hero of several of the earliest. Rincewind is a most lovable wizzard for his cowardice and. My son, oscar and i are reading our way through the series.
Sir terry pratchett was the author of over fifty bestselling books. 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. If youre new to the series our handy book generator will help you to decide which one to read first. Rincewind the wizard, peacefully bored at last, finds adventure nipping at his reluctant heels. Interesting times by terry pratchett fate always wins. Terry pratchett is an internationally acclaimed author who specializes in fantasy books.
Discworld novel 17 discworld novels, band 17 terry pratchett isbn. 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. I meant the definition of tidbits that means a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or. It contains the final shooting script, pictures from the film and additional illustrations by stephen player. He was the only child of david and eileen pratchett. Terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. While still an interesting read, by his own admission, mr. Annotations are notes by readers about the works of terry pratchett, and clarifications produced by terry himself. Pointless albatross, bird that flies back and forth between ankhmorpork and the agatean empire for no compelling reason. Ok, first of all, david, why are you even here, youre not chinese.
Interesting times or, when cohen established that dynasty that time or, rincewind gets a new suit. Terry pratchett was a very prolific novelist and his books are enjoyed by readers of all ages worldwide. Let waterstones introduce you to some of the greatest and funniest characters in modern fiction. This book also feature heavily ghenghis cohen, one of the interesting character who is mentioned from time. According to a survey done by the booksellers pocket yearbook 2005, terry pratchett is second in number to j. Interesting times is the seventeenth book in the discworld series by terry pratchett. Unfortunately, this also seems to be the only kindle edition of interesting times available on amazon. Apart from annotations for pratchett s books, there are also reverse annotations. More comic fantasy from pratchett s discworld men at arms, 1996, etc. Author of over fifty bestselling fantasy novels for adults and young adults, sir terence david john pratchett is better known as terry pratchett. Seriously, you can read the whole book in about two hours. Buy interesting times by terry pratchett from waterstones today.
The title of this book was inspired by the phrase may you live in interesting times. A gorgeous hardback edition of terry pratchetts seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an. Unreal time clock, parodying the realtime clock most computers have. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Two gods, fate and the lady, oppose each other in a game.
The title refers to the common myth that there exists a chinese curse may you live in interesting times. I grew up on terry pratchett books and loved the hell out of them all. Only the mind of terry pratchett could have come up with something as ambitious, allencompassing, magical, bonkers and brilliant as the discworld. 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. Despite the delicious wit of the book, it addresses serious topics. Briggs has shaved, crimped, and outright ectomied the book to allow the story to fit into a twoandahalf hour time slot on stage. In 41 novels, published over 31 years pratchett created an entire universe with a rich and diverse cast of characters. Well, hes reading them to me, and interesting times has taken us through our summer holidays, just in. 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 is the book that got me totally hooked on terry pratchetts discworld series. 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. 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. Terry pratchetts work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes.
Im 32 now and still getting blindsided by references that went over my. 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. This page is part of the online version of the apf and contains all the annotations for the book interesting times. 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. 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. Hundreds of such references have been collected in the annotated pratchett file apf.
Quotes from interesting times by terry pratchett chris jones. Discworldinteresting times all the tropes wiki fandom. Discworld books download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. 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. Interesting times is the seventeenth novel in the discworld series by terry pratchett. 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. Interesting times is the 17th discworld novel, and the first since eric which returns to rincewind as the central character. 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. Interesting times makes it quite clear that vetinari does. Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry.
It is not written in the style of the colour of magic, the light fantastic, or sourcery. Long time pratchett fans will enjoy the lspace web. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and his discworld books have become truly iconic. 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. The discworld novels can be read in any order but interesting times is the fifth book in the wizards series. Interesting times annotations the annotated pratchett file. Click download or read online button to get discworld books book now. Below is the order in which terry pratchetts novels have been released in. This study guide consists of approximately 9 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of interesting times.