Sourcery (Discworld Novel S.)

By Terry Pratchett

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Format: Paperback, 269 pages, New edition Edition Published In: United Kingdom, 01 July 1989 Quantity Available: 35 Ships within 4-8 days 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. Publisher: Corgi Books ISBN: 0552131075 EAN: 9780552131070 Dimensions: 17.0 x 111.0 x 1.0 centimeters

To be wizard, it helps a great deal to be someone who was born as the eigth son of an eigth son. Such is the magical quality of the number 8 on the Discworld. The eighth son of an eigth son of an eigth son (the eigth son of wizard) is known as a sourcerer. In Discworld history, sourcerers were responsible for the terrible Mage Wars and as such wizards are forbidden from having children just in case. That doesn't stop a particular randy wizard who eventually sires number 8 - a sourcerer! Instead of a hero turning up to save the day, we get the inept "wizzard" Rincewind. The character of Rincewind gets a little trying here and the plot gets a bit messy in parts but for the most part "Sourcery" is a decent entry into the Discworld canon.