slayra reviewed Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
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4 stars
Many years ago there were sourcerers alive, but everyone forgot why they meant bad news until one is born. A sourcerer is a wizard on steroids, but truly being a 10-year-old with a bad father to guide you is troublesome enough to start with. Wizards will try to take over the world, but Conina - the barbarian who dreams of being a hairdresser - is determined to fight the apocalypse, even if her companion is the worst wizard ever.
I have shown my distaste for Rincewood more than once (I struggled to finish those first two books), but since Pratchett died I decided to give the Rincewood arc another go. I am so happy I did, this totally redeems the character for me. I do not know what happened in those first two books, but I am just going to ignore they exist from now on. I loved the adventure, …
Many years ago there were sourcerers alive, but everyone forgot why they meant bad news until one is born. A sourcerer is a wizard on steroids, but truly being a 10-year-old with a bad father to guide you is troublesome enough to start with. Wizards will try to take over the world, but Conina - the barbarian who dreams of being a hairdresser - is determined to fight the apocalypse, even if her companion is the worst wizard ever.
I have shown my distaste for Rincewood more than once (I struggled to finish those first two books), but since Pratchett died I decided to give the Rincewood arc another go. I am so happy I did, this totally redeems the character for me. I do not know what happened in those first two books, but I am just going to ignore they exist from now on. I loved the adventure, the magic carpet, and the sense of doing what is right even when you are eager to run in the opposite direction. And the luggage... that is good furniture!