Sourcery

a novel of Discworld , #5

Mass Market Paperback, 260 pages

English language

Published Feb. 27, 2001 by HarperTorch.

ISBN:
978-0-06-102067-4
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4 stars (168 reviews)

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 sourcerer.

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reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

Rincewind returns!

4 stars

You always know you're in for a good adventure when Rincewind is around. Along with his trusty many-legged companion, The Luggage.

This was a fun read. Wizards, 'Sourcery', lots of fireballs and fun times.

Really not much to complain about here - much less of the satire and social commentary Sir Terry is known for in his later style, but a fun, quick-paced adventure in a quirky fantasy world.

#GNUTerryPratchett

reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

Night spread across the Disk like plum jam, or possibly blackberry preserve. But there would be a morning. There would always be another morning.

5 stars

Solid Pratchett with story loops and all.

Again, exploration of mass delusion and grandeur. A very world-war-two-esque work, really. Solid stuff.

It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.

and

Perhaps they would be words that would be remembered, and handed down, and maybe even carved deeply in slabs of granite. Words without too many curly letters in, therefore.

Are very nice quotes that punctuated the storyline. The only thing that prevents me from ranking this at five stars is that I know that later works of Pratchett were so much more powerful and dense.

reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

Very good fifth book in the Discworld series

5 stars

Very good fifth book in the Discworld series. I always like when the Luggage makes an appearance and it was very good in this story. I really enjoyed the blending of Coleridge's Kubla Kahn into the story along with sardonic jabs about it but being a very good or workable paradise.

reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

Review of 'Sourcery (Discworld Novel S.)' on 'GoodReads'

3 stars

I honestly don't know how much of my enjoyment of this book is nostalgia for the Discworld MUD and how much is actual enjoyment. As much of the book deals with the UU and the orders it's hard not to wistfuly recall the hours spent working my way through the library and making trips down to the Drum.

But the book... the pacing is a little wonky, but the jokes are there and unlike TCOM it has a firm plot. Rincewind's sacrifice and character arc may not entirely be earned, but I remember the first time I read it, this was quite sad.

reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

Review of 'Sourcery' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Terry Pratchett's story writing continues to grow in skill, with an even more compelling story while still maintaining the trademark humor. A Sourcerer - a wizard who's a source of magic, and vastly more powerful - appears in Discword, and threatens the balance of the world. Of course, Rincewind gets involved, and expected hijinks ensue.

I found myself wanting to read it to see what happens in the story as much as the humor (unlike the earlier Rincewind novels, which was only the former). Excellent book.

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