⭐ This is the first book in the Discworld series, but my 6th Discworld book that I’ve read. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content: Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. And, of course, he’s brought Luggage along, which has a mind of its own. but quite possibly, portentously, its very last. but not so much.In this, the maiden voyage through Terry Pratchett’s divinely and recognizably twisted alternate dimension, the well-meaning but remarkably inept wizard Rincewind encounters something hitherto unknown in the Discworld: a tourist! Twoflower has arrived, Luggage by his side, to take in the sights and, unfortunately, has cast his lot with a most inappropriate tour guide-a decision that could result in Twoflower’s becoming not only Discworld’s first visitor from elsewhere. In truth, the Discworld is not so different from our own. a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. Review “Ingenious, brilliant, and hilarious.” (Washington Post) From the Back Cover Imagine, if you will. In this, the maiden voyage through Terry Pratchett’s divinely and recognizably twisted alternate dimension, the well-meaning but remarkably inept wizard Rincewind encounters something hitherto unknown in the Discworld: a tourist! Twoflower has arrived, Luggage by his side, to take in the sights and, unfortunately, has cast his lot with a most inappropriate tour guide-a decision that could result in Twoflower’s becoming not only Discworld’s first visitor from elsewhere. ![]() A writer who has been compared to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams, Sir Terry Pratchett has created a complex, yet zany world filled with a host of unforgettable characters who navigate around a profound fantasy universe, complete with its own set of cultures and rules.
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