Eric: A Novel of Discworld

by Terry Pratchett

mass market paperback, 160 pages

Published July 30, 2013 by Harper.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-223733-0

(4 reviews)

Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric, is about to make life very difficult for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. This would-be Faust is very bad...at his work, that is. All he wants is to fulfill three little wishes:to live forever, to be master of the universe, and to have a stylin' hot babe.But Eric isn't even good at getting his own way. Instead of a powerful demon, he conjures, well, Rincewind, a wizard whose incompetence is matched only by Eric's. And as if that wasn't bad enough, that lovable travel accessory the Luggage has arrived, too. Accompanied by his best friends, there's only one thing Eric wishes now -- that he'd never been born!

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jonn reviewed Eric (Discworld S.) by Terry Pratchett

Pratchett has finally done what he wanted with a Rincewind story!

5 stars

No bloat, action-packed, great plot, all the subplots are well-connected.

An amazing concept of the ultimate hell, happiness and everything.

It's also lovely to see how Pratchett and Adams were playing galactic catch! If you would tell me that Pratchett asked Douglas Adams to show him how to write a Rincewind story, I would believe you.

Extremely weird to know that some people liked Eric less than the Colour, Light Fantastic or even Sourcery (even though Sourcery is very solid).

Roy Adams reviewed Eric by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (9))

Another fun romp on Discworld

5 stars

Wherein: Eric learns to be careful what you wish for and to read the fine print of the wishing rules. Rincewind appears to possibly have -some- magic skills and definitely has great "run away" skills. The Luggage continues to be a strong candidate for my favorite Discworld character (it's a tight race with the Librarian).

Meadhbh Dhommnail reviewed Eric by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 9)

Not Quite a Faustian Epic

3 stars

Content warning Mild Spoilers

While still a Discworld novel and still an enjoyable read, Eric has never been one of my favorites. It does, however, have one or two excellent points to make about the world and its people and how what we wish for isn't always what we'll get.

Calliope

rated it

Dec. 20, 2007