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'Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences. You might tread on an ant now and it might entirely prevent someone from being born in the future.'
Rincewind, inept wizard and reluctant hero, has found himself magically stranded on the Discworld's last continent.
It's hot. It's dry. There was this thing once called The Wet, which no one believes in any more. Practically everything that's not poisonous is venomous. But it's the best bloody place in the world, all right?
And in a few days, it will die. The only thing standing between the last continent and wind-blown doom is Rincewind, and he can't even spell wizard. Still . . . no worries, eh?
'A minor masterpiece. I laughed so much I fell from my armchair' Time Out
'A master storyteller' A. S. Byatt
The Last Continent is the sixth book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTransworld Digital
- Publication date21 Nov. 2008
- File size3986 KB
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Welcome to the Discworld
Magic is as integral to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld as gravity is to our own. And although some of its inhabitants are witches, dwarfs, wizards and even policemen, their stories are fundamentally about people being people.
The Discworld books can be read in any order, but this is a particularly good place to start.
‘If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?’ Guardian


Discworld novels starring the Wizards:
- The Colour of Magic
- The Light Fantastic
- Sourcery
- Interesting Times
- The Last Continent
- Unseen Academicals
Meet the Wizards
The wizards of Discworld’s Unseen University are famous for spending more time studying the common room biscuit tin than spell-books – although they occasionally stretch to some magic between elevenses and lunch.
Rincewind is the Disc’s most useless wizzard – he can’t even spell 'wizard', and his most notable talent is running away, very fast.
But somehow whenever anyone wants a wizard for a terrifying quest, it is Rincewind they call on...
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The Colour of Magic | The Light Fantastic | Sourcery | Interesting Times | The Last Continent | Unseen Academicals | |
Read more about The Wizards: | In the beginning there was... a turtle. This is where The Discworld begins... | The Discworld is about to collide with a malevolent red star and could really use a hero… | The death of wizardry is nigh. And the end of the world, depending on who you listen to. | There are too many heroes already in the world, but there is only one Rincewind. | The Discworld's most inept wizard has found himself on the Discworld’s last continent. | Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork, but this is not just football. |
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Pratchett's writing is a constant delight. No one mixes the fantastical and the mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of human endeavour ― Daily Mail --This text refers to the paperback edition.
About the Author
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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If you're baffled by all this, no worries, mate. You needn't have read Pratchett before--not even the five previous Discworld novels starring Rincewind (The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery, Eric, and Interesting Times)--to enjoy this latest romp. Nor to have visited Australia. When you finish, however, you'll likely want to rush out and do both. --Nona Vero
--This text refers to the paperback edition.From the Back Cover
Who is this hero striding across the red desert? Sheep shearer, beer drinker, bush ranger, and someone who'll even eat a Meat Pie Floater when he's sober.
A man in a hat whose luggage follows him on little legs. Yes, it's Rincewind, the inept wizard who can't even spell wizard. He's the only hero left.
Still...no worries, eh?
--This text refers to the paperback edition.Product details
- ASIN : B00354YA5Y
- Publisher : Transworld Digital (21 Nov. 2008)
- Language : English
- File size : 3986 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 404 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 8,617 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was fifteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987 he turned to writing full time, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) are written for children. The first of these children's books, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal. A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller, and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback (Harper Torch, 2006) and trade paperback (Harper Paperbacks, 2006). Terry's latest book, Nation, a non-Discworld standalone YA novel was published in October of 2008 and was an instant New York Times and London Times bestseller. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire “for services to literature” in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages. Terry Pratchett lived in England with his family, and spent too much time at his word processor. Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.
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Anyways, Rincewind the wizzard pitches up in Australia for no obvious reason, and this book explains stuff. It may be because Sir Terry fancied a holiday somewhere sunny, and which he could put down to research expenses. Good on yer Tel.
In the book we go on another great adventure with Rincewind (the wizard who can't quite spell wizard) and his faithful companion Luggage, this book can be read as a stand alone book which is great if you havent managed to track down all of the series yet. It is full of funny moments that will have you laughing and maybe even crying with laughter, the writing style is done in a way that makes you be able to visualise the conversations that the characters are having with each other as if you are actually there in the room with them. This is a great book for young adults and adults, it is sure to make your imagination stretch and expand. It is one that is also very hard to put down and step away from, you are sure to find yourself back reading it. I love this book!
Reading the series again, {and going through the themes this time!} This story focuses on the wizzards and Rincewind on a place that has a surprisingly resemblance to Australia.
It does what Pratchett does best by making the mundane magical, and a book so full of anecdotes that you often read back over lines again, to get the joke a second time.
Rincewind is great as ever as a character on the run. The book is fast paced and does "run" through the story. The wizards side story is definitely needed to slow it down or pad it out maybe.
Not the best Wizzard story and I think Rincewind is running out of steam, I doubt he could have done much more with him after this book. The ending does come together abit too quick for me too with not an awful lot of explanation.
One not to start with but definitely not one to miss.
RIP the legend that always will be. Terry
Have purchased paperback years ago and am an ardent fan of Terry. He has a wicked and devious mind that provokes thought and merriment in all his books.
A tragic loss to the world when he died.