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A novel in the humorous fantasy Discworld series. The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil caused by the revolutionary treatise, "What I Did on My Holidays". Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes, and warlords are struggling for power.
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Characters/People edit
- Two-Flower: A native of the Agatean Empire and the first ever tourist on the Discworld.
- Rincewind: The most incompetent 'wizzard' of all time. Also, can survive just about anything. We're not sure how he does, but...he isn't dead. Yet. Rincewind is the ultimate coward.
- Lord Hong: A Vetinari wannabe!
- Ghenghiz Cohen: Lovable Cohen! Crazy old barbarian with a heart of gold and a taste for meat
- Mr. Saveloy: A Barbarian Geography teacher who was swept up by the horde's charm.
- Ridcully: Arch-chancellor of Unseen University, avid hunter and fisherman and unkillable.
- Caleb: an aged barbarian here with a dirty mind.
- Boy Willie: Member of the Silver Horde.
- Hamish: Wheel-chaired barbarian member of the silver horde.
- Truckle: Truckle the uncivil - A member of the silver hoard. He carries a lump of wood.
- D. M. H.: The Agatean version of Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, who goes by the name Disembowel-Meself-Honourably Dibhala. Just like his Dibbler cousins, he is always on the look out for marketing opportunities and the chance of making quick money.
- Vetinari: Reserved for Ashe
- Dibhala: The counterweight continent's version of the Dibbler meme.
- Vincent: another hero
- Mr. Stibbons: Ponder Stibbons is the only member of the faculty of Unseen University to ever do any work.
- Chamberlain: Add a description of this character.
- Little Wang
- Lord McSweeny: A very old established family.
- Mr. Boggis: Thieves guild boss.
- Lord Tang: One of the ruling lords of the counterweight continent.
- Lord Fang: One of the ruling lords.
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“The world had too many heroes and didn't need another one. Whereas the world has only one Rincewind and he owed it to the world to keep this one alive for as long as possible.”
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According to the philosopher Ly Tin Wheedle, chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order, because it is better organized.
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The Four Horsemen whose Ride presages the end of the world are known to be Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence. But even less significant events have their own Horsemen. For example, the Four Horsemen of the Common Cold are Sniffles, Chesty, Nostril, and Lack of Tissues; the Four Horsemen whose appearance foreshadows any public holiday are Storm, Gales, Sleet, and Contra-flow.
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When people who can read and write start fighting on behalf of people who can’t, you just end up with another kind of stupidity. If you want to help them, build a big library or something somewhere and leave the door open.
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“Oh…and Bacon Surprise.” REALLY? WHAT IS SO SURPRISING ABOUT BACON? “I don’t know. I suppose it comes as something of a shock to the pig.”
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Many things went on at Unseen University and, regrettably, teaching had to be one of them. The faculty had long ago confronted this fact and had perfected various devices for avoiding it. But this was perfectly all right because, to be fair, so had the students.
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Probably the last sound heard before the Universe folded up like a paper hat would be someone saying, “What happens if I do this?”
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Because Rincewind knew very well that when the Four rather small and nasty Horsemen of Panic ride out there is a good job done by Misinformation, Rumor, and Gossip, but they are as nothing compared to the fourth horseman, whose name is Denial.
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‘When many expect a mighty stallion they will find hooves on an ant.’”
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*People are always a little confused about this, as they are in the case of miracles. When someone is saved from certain death by a strange concatenation of circumstances, they say that’s a miracle. But of course if someone is killed by a freak chain of events—the oil spilled just there, the safety fence broken just there—that must also be a miracle. Just because it’s not nice doesn’t mean it’s not miraculous.
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I heard the Empire has a tyrannical and repressive government!” “What form of government is that?” said Ponder Stibbons. “A tautology,” said the Dean, from above.
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Organizations edit
- Unseen University: High School for Wizards
- Thieves' Guild: Add a description of this organization.
First Sentence edit
This is where the gods play games with the lives of men, on a board which is at one and the same time a simple playing area and the whole world.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 17 of 54 in Discworld. (standard series)
Preceded by Soul Music, and followed by Maskerade.
This is book 5 of 8 in Rincewind and the Wizards. (standard series)
Preceded by Eric, and followed by The Last Continent.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: January 1995
ISBN: 978-0575058002
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: January 1995
ISBN: 978-0575058002
Page Count: 288
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- Dewey: 823.914
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