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The Last Continent Paperback – International Edition, February 12, 2006

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

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Part of: Discworld (41 books)

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On the Discworld’s last continent, it’s hot. It’s dry. . . very dry. There was this thing once called the Wet, which no one now believes in. Practically everything that’s not poisonous is venomous. But it’s the best bloody place in the world, all right? And it’ll die in a few days, except. . . Who is this hero striding across the red desert? Champion sheep shearer, horse rider, road warrior, beer drinker. A man in a hat, whose Luggage follows him on little legs, Yes . . . all this place has between itself and wind-blown doom is Rincewind, the inept wizard. He’s the only hero left. Still . . . no worries, eh?

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Corgi
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February 12, 2006
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5 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
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0552154180
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978-0552154185
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TERRY PRATCHETT is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. His first Discworld novel for children, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Corgi (February 12, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0552154180
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0552154185
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches

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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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Ruff Day

Now this is another Rincewind favorite! Sadly I had not read this one so ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2015

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Ahh! Now this is another Rincewind favorite! Sadly I had not read this one so this is a first time for me and I loved it! I've never been to Australia, which Terry Pratchett says this book is nothing about by the way, but after reading this I think it would be fun to venture over there.

In this one Rincewind is at his best. He's once again told that HE and only he can save the Discworld but he's having none of it. Saving worlds puts you into a lot of danger! He's tired of being in danger and just wants to get home! It's funny because I do not think Rincewind would exactly call himself lucky, but there is a bit of luck on his side here. Just when he's about to die of dehydration he trips, falls, and lands face first into a pond of water. Every time! Someone is looking out for him, even if it isn't Rincewind himself!

The funny thing is, he has not learned that the harder you try to run away the faster you get to where you do not want to be. And I'm impressed with just how oblivious he is to the lives around him! Of course it does not really matter because he accepts everyone for who they are anyway, but it does add some hilarity into this one.

It's not all about Rincewind though. The Librarian has a nasty case of a cold which keeps changing his shape into various things that blend in with his environment. Because of this the wizards from Unseen University want to help him but the only wizard that knows The Librarian enough to know his real name is Rincewind. He is also the wizard that Ponder Stibbons accidentally sent to XXXX. No way to cure The Librarian and no way to get to Rincewind? That is not going to stop a bunch of wizards! They find themselves on their own little adventure, way away from UU and have to deal with Gods that are creating evolution, sharks, and a very good looking housekeeper!

It is a rare day when I do not laugh at a Terry Pratchett novel, but this one had my sides splitting! It was read wonderfully and I not only listened to it once but loved it so much that I wound up listening again! This is one that I'll listen to every year.

If you are a Rincewind fan you will definitely not want to pass this one up. Terry Pratchett at his best!

Sadly, I am ending the Rincewind series with this one. Later I'm going to go back and read The Last Hero which is a graphic novel. I'm looking forward to another Rincewind story!

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Mrs. Entity

One of Pratchett's better Discworld novels.

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2016

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This was an great story with some interesting and unexpected turns. I loved the talking kangaroo, and the two Creator characters. The wizards are once again the Keystone Kops of the story, bumbling their way into a different time and place through a window in the bedroom of a missing professor, then bumbling their way back to their own time and place, accidentally inventing surfing and duckbilled platypuses in the interim. Meanwhile, Rincewind is lost. He is so lost. But his luck is, as usual, coincidentally perfect, and he always seems to do the right thing, even when it doesn't seem so at the time. He seems to know in an instant how to take advantage of any situation, and the kangaroo gives him a lot of help. No worries. He accidentally invents vegemite (or something very similar), meets a real drop bear, and nearly gets hanged for stealing a sheep he didn't steal--but as with Mr. Cheeky in "Life of Brian", someone always comes along to rescue him. In this story, a wagonload of drag queens comes along just at the right time. There were several laugh-out-loud moments in this book for me, and I'm not one to laugh much at Pratchett's awful puns. There were lots of creative ideas, too. But I don't want to spoil it. It's a fun read, paced as the Discworld books usually are: painfully slow at the beginning, picking up the pace and tension about halfway through, then really action-paced in the next 25% of the book, with the last 5% reserved for tying up loose ends and character curtain calls.

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Randle Brashear

A fun read on the lighter side

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013

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I'm sure I never picked up on some of the more subtle down under references, being Hawaiian, but I got enough to thoroughly enjoy this one. Sir Terry must have gone there and done some thorough researching.
This is the lightest, most comedic of his Discworlds. There's plenty of laughs to be had here. Here's an example:
"And that jungle," said the Senior Wrangler, sniffing, "Looks pretty damn dangerous to me. Could be anything in it. Fatal. Could be tigers and gorillas and elephants and pineapples. I wouldn't go near it. I'm with you, archchancellor. Better to freeze here than look some rabid man-eater in the eye."
Ridcully's own eyes were burning bright. He stroked his beard thoughtfully. "Tigers, eh?" he said. Then his expression changed. "PINEAPPLES?"
"Deadly," said the Senior Wrangler firmly. "One of them got my aunt. We couldn't get it off her. I TOLD her that's not the way to eat them, but would she listen?"
~from "The Last Continent" page 54 by Sir Terry Pratchett
I gave this one four stars. Recommended. Enjoy.

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