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 The Last Hero (чужд preview) |
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| Автор |
lkew (Desroyed) |
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| Публикувано | 19.05.03 16:07 |
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Cohen the Barbarian is set on his last final quest, along with his friends the silver horde, they set out to return the first thing to be stolen from the gods. He can't always remember where he put his teeth but he can recall the old days of adventure when you didn't have to worry about silly things like lawyers, fences and civilisation.
You didn't get threatened by writing and pieces of paper that were more dangerous than the sword. Most of all, he doesn't like the way gods let men grow old and die.
Lord Vetinaria and the wizards at the Unseen University become aware of Cohen's plans and realising the consequences employs a genius artist and inventor (sound familiar?) to come up with a rescue plan and save the world.
Reading this almost seems like reading a Discworld novel for the first time. It is full of the charm and humour of the early Discworld books. Many of the early characters such as Rincewind (now the unpaid Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography), Cohen and Death feature in this book, captured perfectly in both text, paint and drawing.
Most of the recent Pratchett books I have read have raised a smile or the odd chuckle but this book had me laughing out loud much to the amusement of my work colleagues during our coffee breaks. This is a genuinely funny book. This book sends up everything from quantum theory, chaos theory to NASA and the Apollo space missions!
I personally prefer Josh Kirby's Discworld illustrations as I think they capture the essence of this imaginary world just that bit better but saying that the artwork in this book is beautiful. From huge double-spreads of the silver horde, the gods, the different types of swamp dragon, to the detailed drawings and blueprints of Leonard of Quirm. Nearly every page has artwork of some kind.
I'm sorry to say this book does have one major fault. It's a really bad and terrible error. It's too short. After reading this wonderful comic story you just want more. It is only 40,000 words of pure joy. I suppose you can always come back to the wonderful illustrations and artwork until you get your next fix of a new Discworld novel.
This book does fit well into the overall Discworld series and expands the universe both in written and visual form.
I'll be honest, I'm an avid fan of Terry Pratchett and I can safely say that fans will not be disappointed with the paperback version of 'The Last Hero'. It includes an extra 16 pages of new illustrations by Paul Kidby. You may be familiar with Paul Kidby's work from the Discworld Diaries. Even if you are totally new to the Discworld universe, you will not be disappointed with this book.
Go out and buy it - it'll look good on your bookcase.
Phil Jones
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Бележка от Икюто :
Леонардо! Коен! Боговете! Картинкииииии!!!
И има и Ринсуинд (професор по Необичайна Гаднярска География [мой си превод...])
Яко!  Дали ще го дочакаме?  
Редактирано от lkew на 20.05.03 16:01.
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