Terry Pratchett

When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now magically, he's turned up again, and this time he's brought the Luggage. But that's not all.... Once upon a time, there was an eighth son of an eighth son who was, of course, a wizard. As if that wasn't complicated enough, said wizard then had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son -- a wizard squared (that's all the math, really). Who of course, was a source of magic -- a sorcerer.

Sourcery

Gavin

Rincewind starts to become an actual character rather than a reaction shot.

There was an eighth son of an eighth son. He was, quite naturally, a wizard. And there it should have ended. However (for reasons we'd better not go into), he had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son... a wizard squared... a source of magic... a Sourcerer. Sourcery sees the return of Rincewind and the Luggage as the Discworld faces its greatest - and funniest - challenge yet.

As always, a you to read, but I sometimes felt a little overwhelmed by the lengthy passages of metaphor.

Ein Roman von der bizarren Scheibenwelt

Der Zauberhut

Nick Bicko

Bisher der schwächste Scheibenwelt-Roman für mich.

I liked this one a lot. The characters were silly but didn't overshadow the main story. Pratchett was getting into his swing I think by this time, especially with developing Rincewind and his voice. I can't wait to move onto the next!

Amit Gawande

I enjoy the fantastical narration that Terry Pratchett typically weaves. But with Sourcery, it was a tad bit incoherent. Some characters were not enjoyable. And they all combined failed to work well together.

Beth Benbow

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Dave Walker

All this books and stuff, that isn't what it should all be about. What we need is real wizardry. There was an eighth son of an eighth son. He was, quite naturally, a wizard. And there it should have ended. However (for reasons we'd better not go into), he had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son... a wizard squared...a source of magic...a Sourcerer. Unseen University has finally got what it wished for: the most powerful wizard on the disc. Which, unfortunately, could mean that the death of all wizardry is at hand. And that the world is going to end, depending on whom you listen to. Unless of course one inept wizard can take the University's most precious artefact, the very embodiment of magic itself, and deliver it halfway across the disc to safety...

Sourcery

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