Sourcery: (Discworld Novel 5)

Terry Pratchett

Nov 2009 · Random House

About this ebook

'It's vital to remember who you really are . . . 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.'

An eighth son of an eighth son is born, a wizard squared, a source of magic. A sourcerer.

Unseen University, the Discworld's most magical establishment, has finally got its wish: the emergence of a wizard more powerful than ever before. You'd think they would have been a little more careful what they wished for . . .

As the sourcerer takes over the University and sets his sights on the rest of the world, only one wizard manages to escape his influence. Unfortunately for everyone, it's Rincewind.

Once again the cowardly wizard must embark on a quest: to deliver a precious artefact - the very embodiment of magic itself - halfway across the Disc to safety. If he doesn't make it, the death of all wizardry is at hand.

And the end of the world, depending on who you listen to.

'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin

'May well be considered his masterpiece . . . Humour such as his is an endangered species' The Times

Sourcery is the third book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

Ratings and reviews

It sort of feels like a bunch of people pressured him in to making the book and he made this out of spite or peer pressure. It has quite a few of the good points from the first book. But the storyline has a lot of unessacary things. It reads choppy. I really like his books. But this is very easily the worst. But its cheap. Just buy it of your a completionist i guess. it might even deserve 2 stars. but im a bit biased. the story line is all over the place.

Not his best,but good all the same. As with all his books very clever and well written.

Re-read for the fourth time and i still find something new each time. Take it for what it is, an early discworld book, and enjoy the story!

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.

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