Sourcery
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
Author
Contributors
Series
Discworld volume 5
Published
Transworld , 2022.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
There was an eighth son of an eighth son. He was, quite naturally, a wizard. And there it should have ended. However (for reasons we'd better not go into), he had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son...a wizard squared...a source of magic...a Sourcerer.SOURCERY SEES THE RETURN OF RINCEWIND AND THE LUGGAGE AS THE DISCWORLD FACES ITS GREATEST-AND FUNNIEST-CHALLENGE YET.
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Format
eAudiobook
Edition
Unabridged
Street Date
07/07/2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781473588127
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Published Reviews
Publisher's Weekly Review
This fifth Discworld tale ( Mort ), about a barely averted apocalypse there, reasserts Pratchett's adroitness as a storyteller. Inventive, satirical of the contemporary scene, Pratchett does not merely play with words, he juggles shrewd observations with aplomb. His creations are gently allegorical: for instance, the Unseen University Library is the repository of magic, its librarian an orangutan and its archchancellorship reserved for the most powerful magician, a ``sourcerer'' named Coin. But the author never takes himself or his message too seriously, and maintains a feather-light touch throughout. Even Death, an important minor character here, receives a distinctive voice. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Publishers Weekly Reviews
This fifth Discworld tale ( Mort ), about a barely averted apocalypse there, reasserts Pratchett's adroitness as a storyteller. Inventive, satirical of the contemporary scene, Pratchett does not merely play with words, he juggles shrewd observations with aplomb. His creations are gently allegorical: for instance, the Unseen University Library is the repository of magic, its librarian an orangutan and its archchancellorship reserved for the most powerful magician, a ``sourcerer'' named Coin. But the author never takes himself or his message too seriously, and maintains a feather-light touch throughout. Even Death, an important minor character here, receives a distinctive voice. (Dec.) Copyright 1989 Cahners Business Information.
Copyright 1989 Cahners Business Information.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pratchett, T., Morgan, C., Serafinowicz, P., & Nighy, B. (2022). Sourcery (Unabridged). Transworld.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Terry Pratchett et al.. 2022. Sourcery. Transworld.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Terry Pratchett et al.. Sourcery Transworld, 2022.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Pratchett, T., Morgan, C., Serafinowicz, P. and Nighy, B. (2022). Sourcery. Unabridged Transworld.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pratchett, Terry, Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, and Bill Nighy. Sourcery Unabridged, Transworld, 2022.
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Copy Details
| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
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| Libby | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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