Sourcery (1988)

Í þessari sögu teflir Pratchett saman átökum galdramanna sem stefna heiminum í glötun og ólíklegum bjargvættum Disksins í formi Rincewind (mestu bleyðunnar og lélegasta galdramannsins sem fyrirfinnst), Farangurkistunnar, Coninu (hárgreiðslukonunar, þjófsins og getur drepið allt sem hreyfist) og Tortímandans Nijels (barbara unglingur sem þráir að vera hetja en hefur ekkert til þess, nema viljann).
Fjörugt ímyndunarafl Pratchetts nýtur sín vel og þokkalegasti húmor. ( )

I honestly don't know how much of my enjoyment of this book is nostalgia for the Discworld MUD and how much is actual enjoyment. As much of the book deals with the UU and the orders it's hard not to wistfuly recall the hours spent working my way through the library and making trips down to the Drum.

But the book... the pacing is a little wonky, but the jokes are there and unlike TCOM it has a firm plot. Rincewind's sacrifice and character arc may not entirely be earned, but I remember the first time I read it, this was quite sad. ( )

El hilarante mundodisco no decae y afianza mas todos los detalles que lo va haciendo una serie esencial. Los conceptos del disco, del rechicero, de cada personaje nuevo que presentan se entienden estupendamente y juegan una partida en conjunto que mantiene al lector buscando las ocurrencias que daran la sensacion de sonrisa a los labios y/o a la mente sin que las piezas se muevan incorrectamente. Un Rincewind cada vez mas solido en quien es, en que busca, el baul que sigue rompiendola en todo lo que hace y ahora mas melodramatico, un bibliotecario feroz y mas sabio que nunca. Los nuevos personajes no desentonan nada: Conina, el amante literario y el aprendiz de barbaros por ahi te dejaron con ganas de un poco mas de ellos pero ojala aparezcan nuevamente.

El final abierto es el que necesito para seguir leyendo mundodisco ( )

In Sourcery, Pratchett turns his particular flavour of irreverence towards prophecy, sorcery, and the end of the world as we/they know it. When one breaks the rules of wizards, sometimes dreadful things happen, and this is a mix of romp, wacky adventure, and well paced humour. ( )

The characters and the dialogue are rather comedic. I am not sure if this is characteristic of Discworld's books since this is my first. I had expected a big battle between the Sourcerer and Rincewind but it never came. And the story sort of fizzled out. The saving grace is Rincewind. He is a coward but overcame his fear to battle the Sourcerer. ( )