{"product_id":"9780552166638","title":"Sourcery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the third book in the \u003ci\u003eWizards \u003c\/i\u003eseries, part of the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'May well be considered\u003cb\u003e his masterpiece . . . \u003c\/b\u003eHumour such as his is an endangered species' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It's vital to remember who you really are . . . it isn't a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eighth son of an eighth son is born, a wizard squared, a source of magic. A sourcerer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnseen University, the Discworld's most magical establishment, has finally got its wish: the emergence of a wizard more powerful than ever before. You'd think they would have been a little more careful what they wished for . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the sourcerer takes over the University and sets his sights on the rest of the world, only one wizard manages to escape his influence. Unfortunately for everyone, it's Rincewind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again the cowardly wizard must embark on a quest: to deliver a precious artefact - the very embodiment of magic itself - halfway across the Disc to safety. If he doesn't make it, the death of all wizardry is at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the end of the world, depending on who you listen to.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSourcery \u003ci\u003eis the third book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Cover may vary**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pratchett, Terry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59079735804278,"sku":"9780552166638","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9780552166638.jpg?v=1792578084","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9780552166638","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}