{"product_id":"9780552167543","title":"Interesting Times","description":"Author: Pratchett, Terry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780552167543\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe seventeenth Discworld novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the \u003ci\u003eWizards \u003c\/i\u003eseries, part of the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett is\u003cb\u003e a comic genius' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant book by \u003cb\u003ethe master of the fantasy genre'\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There is a curse. They say- may you live in interesting times . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the worst thing you can wish on a citizen of Discworld. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEspecially for the magically challenged Rincewind, who has already had far too much excitement in his life. Unfortunately, the unlucky wizard always seems to end up in the middle of, well, absolutely everything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo, when a request for a 'Great Wizzard' arrives from the faraway Counterweight Continent, it's obviously Rincewind who's sent. For one thing, he's the only one who spells wizard that way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce again Rincewind is thrown headfirst into a dangerous adventure. For the oldest empire on the Disc is in turmoil and Chaos is building.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd, for some reason, someone believes Rincewind will have a vital role in the coming war . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInteresting Times\u003ci\u003e is the fifth book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e' Pratchett's  spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e' Discworld is  \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722377711774,"sku":"UBD-9780552167543","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780552167543.jpg?v=1776317775","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780552167543","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}