The Last Hero (Terry Pratchett)

26 February 2025

The Last Hero

It stars the legendary Cohen the Barbarian, a legend in his own lifetime. Cohen can remember when a hero didn't have to worry about fences and lawyers and civilisation, and when people didn't tell you off for killing dragons. But he can't always remember, these days, where he put his teeth...

So now, with his ancient sword and his new walking stick and his old friends - and they're very old friends - Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld and meet his gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeance.

That'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.

Average Rating:

Graham MacDonald (27 February 2025 09:42)

Almost exactly what I was expecting a short slice of Discworld with some really nice added graphics (this book is kind of the true definition of a graphic novel I guess). When Pratchett was good his satire was sharp and brilliant and there isn't a huge amount of that going on here more like Terry by Numbers but Terry by Numbers is still a lot wittier and more fun to read than a lot of writers at their prime. Short and sweet and mostly un-memorable.