The Last Hero - Terry Pratchett Book Review

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"The Last Hero is a Discworld Book about Cohen the Barbarian, who decides to give back what the first hero stole from the gods. Rincewind, Captain Carrot and Leonard da Quirm go to stop Cohen from destroying the world, but on the way they explore what is underneath the disc and become the first people from the Disc to land on the moon. It's interesting because Terry Pratchett has mixed the greek myth about Prometheus, the moon landing and Leonardo da Vinci's inventions all together adding a little bit of magic and humour to create one of the best books he has written.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. "
Lorraine Gunn, Resident Terry Pratchett Scholar

" HarperCollins, Nov 2001, 35.00, 160 pp. ISBN: 006104097 Discworld is a planet shaped like a disk resting on the backs of four elephants that reside on the shell of a humongous turtle. Currently, the orb faces a worldwide crisis because Cohen the Barbarian and his band of followers are returning to the Gods what was stolen from them: fire. If the group succeeds in their quest, Discworld will exist no more. Lord Vetinari, the Patrician of Ankh Morpork, is aware of the situation and heads up an expedition to stop Cohen and his horde. They use a dirigible run by burping dragon's fire. Other then reaching the heroes, Vetinari and his ilk have no disc-worldly idea how to stop them from returning the fire. Fans of the Discworld novels will definitely want to add the well-written THE LAST HERO to their collection. The tale includes ninety beautiful illustrations that augment the visual impact of this vividly described magical world. Characters from previous books appear lending a feeling of continuity for long time readers. Terry Pritchett furbishes another strong entry with a novella that would make quite a nice gift for young and old fantasy fans. Harriet Klausner

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. "
Harriet Klausner, Resident Terry Pratchett Scholar

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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - preventing an ecological disaster
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - power source
Parody Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator - mage/magician
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - bounty hunter - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Space, need spacesuit
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - humans in a contemporary society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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