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The Last Continent (Discworld) (Hardcover)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday; First Edition edition (1 May 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385409893
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385409896
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,202 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Terry Pratchett's 22nd Discworld novel, The Last Continent, is a lighthearted tour of the fantasy land of Fourecks, a very Australian sort of place, with brief courses in theoretical physics and evolution thrown in for good measure. Pratchett returns to his first Discworld protagonist, the inept and cowardly wizard Rincewind, who habitually runs into trouble as fast as he flees. Rincewind's arrival in Fourecks has distorted the space-time continuum, and he has to sort it out before the whole place dries up and blows away. The situation is complicated because the actual problem is located 30,000 years in the past--just where the Faculty of the Unseen University currently are. Pretty frightening, given "the true wizard's instinct to amble aimlessly into dangerous places," and then "stop and argue ... about exactly what kind of danger it [is]."

If you're baffled by all this, no worries, mate. You needn't have read Pratchett before--not even the five previous Discworld novels starring Rincewind (The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery, Eric, and Interesting Times)--to enjoy this latest romp. Nor to have visited Australia. When you finish, however, you'll likely want to rush out and do both. --Nona Vero --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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The Discworld's last continent is hot and very dry, and everything is poisonous. All this place has between itself and wind-blown doom is the inept wizard Rincewind, the only hero left. This is the 22nd in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars read it and get ready to laugh your socks off!, 11 Jul 2001
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This review is from: The Last Continent (A Discworld Novel) (Paperback)
"the last continent" is by far one of my favorite Discworld books! this is a great book that can be enjoyed by anyone anywhere its the 5th discworld book i have read and i loved every minute of it! Rincewind (a wizard who isnt too good a wizarding) has to save the last continent but Rincewind being Rincewind trys to run away from this problem bummping into many intersting characters and lets not forget those lovable wizards from the unseen univercity just to spice things up abit...if you like the wizards you'll like this book! read and enjoy NOW!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Kangaroos, half mad wizards , what more could you want?, 1 Oct 2004
This review is from: The Last Continent (A Discworld Novel) (Paperback)
This is undoubtedly one of the most hilarious and down right eccentric books in the Discworld series. This isn't the best place to start for newcomers to the series as it relies heavily on you liking books like The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Eric, Sourcery and any book that has the complexities of magic and Rincewind, and this book is an extreme. It asks about philosophical impossibilities and theories of time and matter fitting into itself!? It's definately a very plot filled book. It follows the adventures of the misplaced Rincewind(and the Luggage), the misplaced Unseen University seniors(who run into a deity who hasn't quite learnt about "the birds and the bees") who are looking for him, and the Librarian(who, god forbid, is sick). It's full of brand new and crazy characters, who all reside in Continentia Incognito, the Last Continent, which Rincewind has to save and is , as ever, running away from. If you thought some of the earlier Discworld books set around wizards were to eccentric this isn't for you, but give it a try anyway I'm usually wrong on peoples opinions.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of TP's funniest books, 5 April 2004
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I loved this book. I am a big Pratchett fan anyway, although I don't find every book laugh out loud funny. This is one of the better books. Well done Terry, I really enjoyed the Disc version of some of Australia's eccentricities. My favourite characters were there, Rincewind and the Luggage, Death(never far away) and the Death of Rats and the wizards, complete with the poor Bursar.
Shame I can only give it five stars.
Goodonyer Terry.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bonzer book, by any means
The one where Rincewind has to save a continent suspiciously like Australia from drought, and the wizards (who've gone in search of him to help cure the Librarian's mystery... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jeremy Bevan

4.0 out of 5 stars xxxx
Another great adventure from the discworld. Hope there are many more. The kind of book you can read over and over.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. L. J. Foden-bonnar

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wizards of Oz
Terry Pratchett's take on all things Australian: if you're a Discworld fan you'll have read this already - it's one of his best. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Heather Rose

4.0 out of 5 stars fine part of discworld series
This is the last of the wizards series from the discworld novels - leaving the last Hero aside - but not the best. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. Roos

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment !
I'm a great Terry Pratchett fan, and some of his work is sublime; but this was such a let down ! It wasn't funny, it wasn't even amusing. The gags were stale... it was BORING ! Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Jamil

5.0 out of 5 stars Last Continent review.
The Last Continent is another humerous Rincewind adventure by Terry Pratchett.In the Last Continent Rincewind,the Disc's most inept and cowardly wizard,and his untrustworthy... Read more
Published on 4 April 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars No worries
The Last Continent is the 22nd novel in the Discworld series, and the 6th to ‘star’ inept wizard Rincewind. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2006 by dogbarkssome

5.0 out of 5 stars The Last Continent
Why 5 stars? Werl I mean to say it's one of 'is innit?
Just about the whole history of Ozz wrapped up inna book - plus the magic that real life would just love to have -... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2005 by Peter Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of random humour
This is the first Pratchett book I have read, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the humour. Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2004 by Carolina Wikholm

5.0 out of 5 stars castlemaine four ecks
this was the fourth discworld book I read and it was better than i expected. The plot jumps around a bit but I expect that in a fantasy book. Read more
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