The last hero a Discworld fable
Disgruntled by the complications of modern life, an aged Cohen the Barbarian calls together a group of his elderly friends to join him in a quest to climb Discworld's highest mountain to meet the gods.
| Main Author: | Pratchett, Terry. |
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| Other Authors: | Kidby, Paul. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
EOS,
[2002]
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| Series: |
Discworld ;
27. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Disgruntled by the complications of modern life, an aged Cohen the Barbarian calls together a group of his elderly friends to join him in a quest to climb Discworld's highest mountain to meet the gods. |
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| Item Description: |
"Includes 16 pages of all-new illustrations"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: |
174 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: |
0060507772 9780060507770 |
| Author Notes: |
His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. His first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. He became a full-time author in 1987. He wrote more than 70 books during his lifetime including The Dark Side of the Sun, Strata, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Dodger, Raising Steam, Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales, and The Shephard's Crown. He was diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2007. He was knighted for services to literature in 2009 and received the World Fantasy award for life achievement in 2010. He died on March 12, 2015 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) |