Sourcery

A Discworld Novel Discworld, #5

by Terry Pratchett

253 pages

English language

Published Nov. 5, 1989 by New American Library.

ISBN:: 978-0-451-16233-5
OCLC Number:: 20766866

(151 reviews)

Sourcery, a hilarious mix of magic, mayhem, and Luggage, is the fifth book in Terry Pratchett's classic fantasy Discworld series.Rincewind, the legendarily inept wizard, has returned after falling off the edge of the world. 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.Will the sourcerer lead the wizards to dominate all of Discworld? Or can Rincewind’s tiny band stave off the Apocalypse?

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jonn 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.

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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.

Roy Adams 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.

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3 stars

Hasta el momento es uno de los libros de mundodisco que menos me ha gustado, a pesar de eso me he reído bastante con las aventuras de rincewind

urbaer reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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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.

Nathan Friedly reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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4 stars

Not my favorite of the series, but not a bad read by any means.

matt reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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3 stars

Less slapstick than the other Rincewind books, but also a more humane take on the wizzard. Funny, but the plot is not as well developed as Mort or Equal Rites.

3.5

Alex Keane reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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4 stars

Terry Pratchett is awesome. I love how well he can write a hero (Rincewind) who is neither heroic nor competent. It just works somehow. And I totally want the Luggage. So much.

drizzy reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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3 stars

It has luggage, LOTS of magic and even more sourcery. What more to expect form a discworld novel. However for some reason it seemed a bit drawn out so I'll reserve final judgement for later I guess.

Dennis A V Dittrich reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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3 stars

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Bean reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)

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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.