Your arrival caused a wrong note.
Rincewind has been used in four Discworld novels to date as a protagonist who broadens the scope of the world. Unlike the Witches’ books, which broadly stick to the Ramtops, and the Watch, which keeps to its Ankh-Morporkian beat, the hapless wizard has been an unofficial tour guide to the Discworld, taking us to the rim and beyond, the afterlife and even the birth of the universe in Faust, Eric.
He should be the heart of the Discworld series and a perfect means to show the reader around the world Pratchett has created. In practice, most of the Discworld’s weakest books have had him at their centre (Soul Music aside). I enjoyed both The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic at the time but my opinion of them gets worse the more I read a Small Gods, Feet of Clay or Lords and Ladies. Faust, Eric was slight and while Interesting Times had its moments (a killer finale for one), it left me a bit cold. Continue reading →
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