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Sir terence david john pratchett, who is popularly known as terry pratchett, was born in 1948 in beaconsfield, buckinghamshire, england. A short but perfectly formed complete discworld novel, fully illustrated in lavish colour. The legendary cohen the barbarian gathers his old friends to embark on one final questhes going to climb the highest mountain in discworld and meet the gods to settle some issues. Terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Trouble is, thatll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time. Aug 24, 2016 terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Cohen can remember when a hero didnt have to worry about fences and lawyers and civilisation. The last hero by terry pratchett reading recommendations. Since selling his first novel, the carpet people, at about fifteen years of age, pratchett has written over 50 bestselling fantasy novels for both adults and school kids, winning several awards and rising to become uks bestselling author. Terry pratchett s the last hero is unusually short, a 40,000word discworld fable rather than a full novel, but is illustrated throughout in sumptuous colour by paul kidby.
Paul kidby, sir terry pratchett s artist of choice, provided the illustrations for the last hero, designed the covers for the discworld novels since 2002 and is the author of the bestseller the art of discworld. A short but perfectly formed complete discworld novel, fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout. The 160 pages cover the series longest and most awesome but still comic journey yet, a mission to save all discworld from a. He is the illustrator of the pratchett portfolio, terry pratchett s discworld colouring book, the bestsellers the last hero and the art of discworld, as well as the discworld diaries, cards, tshirts, maps, mugs and, of course. In the book the last hero contains many already familiar from the previous books heroes. A short but perfectly formed complete discworld novel, fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout, the last hero is an essential part of any discworld collection. Sir terry pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful discworld series.
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A message, carried by pointless albatross, arrives for lord vetinari from the agatean empire. The message explains that the silver horde a group of aged barbarians introduced in interesting times, wherein they conquered the empire, and led by cohen the barbarian, now the emperor have set out on a quest. Terry pratchett and stephen briggs, five discworld. Among his many prizes and citations are the world fantasy life achievement award, the carnegie medal, the bsfa award, eight honorary doctorates and, of course, a knighthood. First published in parts waaay back in 91 and 92, and now available bound together in this handsome hardback. The light fantastic ebook book cover by terry pratchett. It was published in 2001 in a larger format than the other discworld novels and illustrated on every page by paul kidby. Discworld death seriesdiscworld ankhmorpork city wa.
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