Sourcery: (Discworld Novel 5) (Discworld Novels)

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A Nigel is an Australian slang term among youths for someone who is socially awkward and nerdy with no friends. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. The magic Sator square also has the property that it can be 'unfolded' into two "A PATER NOSTER O" strings that form a cross with the 'N' as a pivot element; the 'A' and the 'O' standing for 'alpha' and 'omega', the beginning and end in the Greek alphabet and the title of God in the Book of Revelations.

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Tom Hutchinson, writing for The Times, thought that Sourcery presents a "memorable account of how we adapt power before it adapts us" and "may well be considered [Pratchett's] masterpiece. On the Discworld, "sourcerers"—wizards who are sources of magic, and thus immensely more powerful than normal wizards—were the main cause of the Great Mage Wars that left areas of the Disc uninhabitable. The theme is clearly important to Terry from the humanist angle, but its roots are in the occult -- actively holding in mind who and what you are is a traditional exercise in a number of mystical teachings. Sourcery" is known for its wit, humor, and clever commentary on various aspects of fantasy literature and the human condition.First edition first impression in mint condition,First edition with "First published in Great Britain in 1988". Because John the Baptist ate those, according to Matthew 3:4 (also Mark 1:6): "And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

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Pratchett is making a very clever play on Charles Darwin's landmark 1871 book on evolutionary theory, The Descent of Man.

For example, a popular spell at the time was Pelepel’s Temporal Compressor, which on one occasion resulted in a race of giant reptiles being created, evolving, spreading, flourishing and then being destroyed in the space of about five minutes, leaving only its bones in the earth to mislead forthcoming generations completely. He left school aged seventeen, and worked as a journalist for his local newspaper, the Bucks Free Press. it's more than just pointing a finger at it and saying "Kazam--"'" This is a reference to the American comic book character, Captain Marvel, was able to transform himself into his superhero alter-ego by saying the magic word 'Shazam'.

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Napoleon said to his troops before the Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt in 1798: "From the summit of these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you". As this takes place, Rincewind, Conina, Nijel and Creosote find a magical flying carpet in the palace's treasury, and use it to escape the palace as it gets destroyed by the possessed Abrim building his own tower. Robert Johnson, blues guitarist is supposed to have met the devil at the crossroads and sold his soul in exchange for his ability on the guitar which he immortalized in his song "Crossroads Blues" (later popularized by Eric Clapton and Cream as Crossroads). It didn't look like the kind of snow that whispers down gently in the pit of the night and in the morning turns the landscape into a glittering wonderland of uncommon and ethereal beauty.Ingmar Bergman's famous 1957 movie The Seventh Seal uses a chess game between the devil and the knight and Chris deBurgh's less famous 1975 song 'Spanish Train' describes a poker game between God and the Devil. Product Description:When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Here we chronicle Terry’s life and highlight some exciting facts you may not have known about this incredible author and scholar of the human condition. His assistant and friend, Rob Wilkins, chose the former, having decided that launching a rocket from their rural office in Wiltshire might be impractical.

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I hold on to my adopted shore, chanting private vows: wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need. Since that time however, genes from one species have been routinely inserted into another - the basis of GMO food.Harper Prism Discworld Novels (Harper Prism) Sourcery (VG+)Manufacturer: Harper PrismProduct Line: Discworld Novels (Harper Prism)Type: Novel - SoftcoverCopyright Date: 2008Author: Terry PratchettPage Count: 276Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers. the sort of man you'd expect to keep a white cat, and caress it idly while sentencing people to death in a piranha tank [. You’d think the smartest men on the Disc would have been a little more careful what they wished for.