Product Description

Mighty battles! Revolution! Death! War! (and his sons terror and panic, and daughter Clancy). The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil, brought about by the revolutionary treatise What I did on My Holidays. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. Warlords are struggling for power. War (and Clancy) are spreading throughout the ancient cities. And all that stands in the way of terrible doom for everyone is: Rincewind the Wizard, who can't even spell the word 'wizard'...Cohen the barbarian hero, five foot tall in his surgical sandals, who has had a lifetime's experience of not dying...and a very special butterfly.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11402 in Books
• Published on: 1995-11-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 351 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Marvellous 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 rollicking fantasy series. The gods are playing games again, and this time the mysterious Lady opposes Fate in a match of "Destinies of Nations Hanging by a Thread". --Blaise Selby

Review
More comic fantasy from Pratchett's Discworld (Men at Arms, 1996, etc.) featuring another aspect of the unending strife between humans, fates, and the god that "generally looked after thunder and lightning, so from his point of view the only purpose of humanity was to get wet or, in occasional cases, charred." This time, the incompetent "wizard" Rincewind, hero of several of the earliest Discworld wingdings, makes a reappearance, along with other favorite characters such as the demented tourist, Twoflower, the unpredictable, multilegged Luggage - apparently it's found a mate - and Cohen the Barbarian. Fun, especially for those susceptible to Pratchett-inspired nostalgia. (Kirkus Reviews)

From the Publisher
reviews
'Imagine a collision between Jonathan Swift at his most scatalogically-minded and J.R.R Tolkein on speed… This total mess of- I suppose- a novel, is the joyous outcome' GERALD KAUFMAN, Daily Telegraph

'This spinner of crazy science-fiction tales is a very sophisticated jester' The Times

'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy… Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own' JOHN MELMOUTH, Sunday Times

'Pratchett is as funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh' CHRISTINA HARDYMENT, Independent

Customer Reviews

Like China, only (much) stranger
The one where Rincewind the wizard rides again, this time travelling through space to the Agatean Empire in order to save it from feuding warlords, communism and wholesale theft. Wonderful comic tableau here, on which are drawn feudal China, a magical supercomputer, and even a (magically-controlled) terracotta army. Plenty of wry reflection, too, on the inanities and folly of revolutionary movements; and a welcome return for Cohen the barbarian, now leading the Silver Horde, a decrepit band of heroes who can still turn on the (grey) power when it's most needed. Wonderful.

A hilarious and intelligent story about a revolution... and its holy book!
This book is the continuation of the two original Discworld novels, the ones which started it all - "Colour of Magic" and "Light fantastic". It is strongly recommended to read both of them first in order to fully appreciate this great and incredibly funny book. As we all remember, at the end of "Light Fantastic", Twoflowers, the first tourist in the history of the Discworld returned home, to his extremely rich and advanced homeland. And now it seems his return from holidays started a major crisis in his country...
There will be no much details provided to avoid spoilers. Let's just say, that this book sees Rincewind, the most inept wizard in the world, reunited with Twoflowers for more adventures. Another beloved character, Cohen the Barbarian, barbarian hero, returns as well, and this time he is not alone.... This is a story about a revolution, a Red Army, a holy book (the most unholy of the holy books), ninjas, sumo, warring kingdoms, complicated bureaucracy, pictograms, an estranged primary school teacher and some Valkyries.... All of which gives a perfect mix - one of the funniest and smartest books I ever read. It is irresistible. One of Terry Pratchett's best.

Interesting times review.
Interesting Times is another riveting read by Terry Prattchett.In Interesting Times Rincewind,a failed wizard who can't even spell wizard,his best friend Twoflower and the ninety-five year old Cohen the barbarian and his aged silver horde have three days to defeat the seven hundred thousand strong army of the evil Lord Hong and free the people of the Agatean empire.If you like reading sci-fi,fantasy or books on the history of China then read Intresting Times.If you enjoy this book then read books 1,2,5,9 and 22.