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Eric: a Novel of Discworld Free FREE ERIC: A NOVEL OF DISCWORLD PDF Terry Pratchett | 160 pages | 30 Jul 2013 | Harper | 9780062237330 | English | United States Read Download Eric A Novel Of Discworld PDF – PDF Download Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks Eric: A Novel of Discworld telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Eric by Terry Pratchett. Eric Discworld 9 by Terry Pratchett. Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric, is about to make life very difficult for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. This would-be Faust is very bad All he Eric: A Novel of Discworld is to fulfill three little wishes:to live forever, to be master of the universe, and to have a stylin' hot babe. But Eric isn't even good at getting his own way. Instead of a powerful dem Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric, is about to make life very difficult for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. Instead of a Eric: A Novel of Discworld demon, he conjures, well, Rincewind, a wizard whose incompetence is matched only by Eric's. And as if that wasn't bad enough, that lovable travel accessory the Luggage has arrived, Eric: A Novel of Discworld. Accompanied by his best friends, there's only one thing Eric wishes now -- that he'd never been born! Get A Copy. Mass Market Paperbackpages. Published July by Harper first published August More Details Original Title. Discworld 9Discworld - Rincewind 4. RincewindThe LuggageEric. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Ericplease sign up. Can you read this book before a few others, or can you read this one first? Will it still make sense if you don't read it before the other Rincewind books? Ani Yes, this is a basic Discworld book, and like most, it can be read out of order. You get a good sense of whom Rincewind is from this story alone. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Eric Discworld, 9; Rincewind 4. Mar 07, Mario the lone bookwolf rated it really liked it Shelves: pratchett-terry. It shows how much potential there is to reinterpret, adapt, satirize, and rewrite the classics or, as there are meanwhile so many new adaptions on the market, modify the modifications. Where will this end? The famous works are just a tiny grain of creativity in Eric: A Novel of Discworld sea of unknown already written and still to write works, especially humor, fantasy, and sci-fi are fertile ground for unique and new ideas. On the other hand, all of these plots can easily be implemented in the much more manifold fantasy settings. I am not sure if the real hell or this ironic version of it might be worse, the best thing might be to combine both to not just crush the body or the mind, but both permanent and efficient. The dynamic of this is going something like: Jay, wish fulfilled. Nay, there are severe deficits in how it has been realized. The Azteks are still Eric: A Novel of Discworld and have special treatments for their gods. In this way, they get a second meaning Eric: A Novel of Discworld their literary lives next to torturing helpless school kids forced to read the, ahem, classics. The idea of the dissected motifs rocks, highlighting the main real world inspirational elements of fiction and satire is something usually done with so called higher literature, but a much more interesting field in readable literature, as it offers the joy of reading, subtle criticism, and feeling smart all together. View 2 comments. I felt surprisingly lukewarm about this book, given that it's Eric: A Novel of Discworld by one of my favorite authors of all time. Part of this was the fact that it's some of his earlier work. It's odd to think of an author's 9th book in a series as "early" work In my opinion his later stuff was much, much stronger. Also, I feel I should mention here that this isn't my first time reading Eric. Not my second time, either. It was, however, my first time reading this particular version, the illustrated version. And I felt surprisingly lukewarm about this book, given that it's written by one of my favorite authors of all time. And honestly, I think that's the large part of my lukewarm reaction. Not only is this book much shorter than usual, because it's illustrated. But it's illustrated by Josh Kirby, Pratchett's first illustrator. While Kirby's illustrations were on the cover of the first Pratchett book I ever picked up Sourcerey, back around I don't feel much nostalgia for them. Instead, I've grown amazingly attached to Paul Kidby, the illustrator who worked with him on The Last Hero, and countless other projects. Is this book worth your time? But honestly, I wouldn't go out of your way to find the illustrated version. The simple text version is just as good, if not even better, as there's nothing to distract from the story. That's just my opinion though. Eric: A Novel of Discworld don't claim to be unbiased. View all 10 comments. I will write more tomorrow, but I just want to apologise to die hard Sir Terry fans for my rating. It was Pratchett- lite! And for once it is tomorrow that I write this review, mainly because I felt Sir Terry deserved to know why I had only given this 3 stars. On reflection I think this 3. And there is a but. It Eric: A Novel of Discworld a too short b not finished view spoiler [ where and when did they appear, what happened to them hide spoiler ] and c it was all too easy. Rincewind struggles normally, this time it was all too easy. Yes there were some funny bits with view spoiler [ DEATH looking over the shoulder of the Wizards, when they summon him, and of course the Luggage dashing backwards and forwards through time and space to try and keep up with Rincewind clicking his fingers. But the rest of the time it was "tame" and as I said earlier "Pratchett-lite", it was as raucous Eric: A Novel of Discworld cutting as normal. Sorry the late Sir Terry. Feb 20, Lyn rated it liked it. Discworld fans and readers may recall that Pratchett left Rincewind in the dungeon dimensions at the end of his novel Sourcery. This may be my favorite Rincewind novel. We also get to see Death and the Luggage again and that is a always a bonus. Eric: A Novel of Discworld fun adventure for fans of the Discworld. View all 3 comments. Jun 05, Siria rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasybritish-fictionhumour20th- century. Eric is an Eric: A Novel of Discworld. Although it's the ninth Discworld novel to be published, it feels curiously scrappy and unfinished, like a fragment of juvenilia. It's set up as a parody of Faust ; it feels like there's a lot more that could have been done with the novel based on this premise. In fact, it feels like there is a lot more set up to happen from this premise, but it never comes about. Eric is one of the most barely sketched in of all of the Discworld characters, for all that he is the person whose Eric is an oddity. Eric is one of the most barely sketched in of all of the Discworld characters, for all that he is the person whose actions get the book rolling. Some of this is no doubt due to the fact that the page count is a meagre pages - though that itself is curious, given that most Discworld novels are about twice that length. There are some amusing moments, and Pratchett's trademark dry wit and voluminous injokes and references are there as well. Eric A Novel of Discworld | eBay Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric,is about to make life very difficult for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. This would-be Faust is very bad. All he wants is to fulfill three little wishes:to live forever, to be master of the universe, and to have a stylin' hot babe. But Eric isn't even good at getting his own way. Instead of a powerful demon, he conjures, well, Rincewind, a wizard whose incompetence is matched only by Eric's. And as if that wasn't Eric: A Novel of Discworld enough, that lovable travel accessory the Luggage has arrived, too. Accompanied by his new best Eric: A Novel of Discworld, there's only one thing Eric wishes now—that he'd never been born! Sir Terry Pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series. He died in at the age of sixty-six. Skip to main content. You are here Home. By Terry Pratchett. Other Books in Eric: A Novel of Discworld This is book number 9 in the Discworld series. Description Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric,is about to make life very difficult for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. About the Author Sir Terry Pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series.
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