false 47994 25 Terry Pratchett's 22nd Discworld novel, <I>The Last Continent</I>, 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]."<p> 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 (<I>The Colour of Magic</I>, <I>The Light Fantastic</I>, <I>Sourcery</I>, <I>Eric</I>, and <I>Interesting Times</I>)--to enjoy this latest romp. Nor to have visited Australia. When you finish, however, you'll likely want to rush out and do both. <I>--Nona Vero</I> 583688 1998 The Last Continent (Discworld, #22) total:3770|5:38|4:38|3:34|2:2|1:0| 3770 14479 4722 96 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:13:07 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:13:07 -0800 2009 "I shall endeavor to make study of any primitive grass-skirted peoples hereabouts," added the Dean, with a lawnmower look in his eyes.[return][return]I've decided that Rincewind, the missing wizard, is another...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 14:06:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 14:06:59 -0700 2009 Good Omens, I believed that Gaiman was the funny one and all of the good bits in Good Omens came from him. Then I stopped in Fred Meyer one day to buy a few things before flying home for Thanksgiving...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 27 00:01:30 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 00:03:37 -0700 2009 Pratchett écrit à propos de son monde en forme d’assiette à soupe ?

Eh ben dites donc, le temps passe vite.

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