Interesting Times picks Rincewind up right where
Sourcery left him. On a deserted island. We find him being approached by a group of Amazons who need a male to continue their line. Unfortunately, Rincewind is magically relocated to another continent where the wizards of Unseen University have sent him acccording to a secret deal with a rule of a devious ruler of that country. Here he runs into his old friend, Two Flower, who is plotting a revolution against the ruling class, in the most politest possible way. On another front, seven barbarians, including Cohen from another book, have entered the country with takeover in mind. Honestly, the barbarians are the most hilarious part of the whole story. One of the seven is actually a retired teacher, who tries to civilise the other six, who are older than dirt with no intentions of dying any time soon. How Rincewind survives is a masterful tale of his own ineptness and incredible luck. The whole book is just one giggle after another. Since I am skipping the illustrated novels for now, I have one more book to read in the Rincewind series and then I will take a break from Pratchett for a while. But I am looking forward to seeing what happens to the hapless wizard as he visits the Last Continent, which bears a striking resemblance to Australia. Sounds like another good laugh.
Rating: 4.5
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