Rincewind - Where is the love?
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Interesting discussion, while Rincewind is a bit limited you can be sure there will always be something happening in Discworld when he's around. Usually involving the impending end of the world or similar.
I recall he had a cameo in UA, shame he didn't play more of a part in that book, I think he could have brightened it up a bit.
Surely he will appear in the very last DW book since he appeared in the first one?
I recall he had a cameo in UA, shame he didn't play more of a part in that book, I think he could have brightened it up a bit.
Surely he will appear in the very last DW book since he appeared in the first one?
Nice list of classics (since I agree with it 
), you've got Guards! Guards! twice but that's probably justified. My list would have Small Gods listed twice as well.
Just finished Witches Abroad for the first time, and I'm halfway through Lords and Ladies - the witches are the best!
By the way, Thief of Time for me was a little bit... meh, as was Feet of Clay. Not up to the standard of those classics you've listed. Loved Night Watch, of course. Haven't read Men at Arms, Maskerade, Jingo, Interesting Times, Carpe Jugulum, Fifth Elephant yet so I'll be interested to see what my own personal "classic" list ends up looking like. It seems to be different for everyone.
I suppose part of the problem is none of the Rincewind books are classics? At least in the sense you mean...
), you've got Guards! Guards! twice but that's probably justified. My list would have Small Gods listed twice as well.Just finished Witches Abroad for the first time, and I'm halfway through Lords and Ladies - the witches are the best!
By the way, Thief of Time for me was a little bit... meh, as was Feet of Clay. Not up to the standard of those classics you've listed. Loved Night Watch, of course. Haven't read Men at Arms, Maskerade, Jingo, Interesting Times, Carpe Jugulum, Fifth Elephant yet so I'll be interested to see what my own personal "classic" list ends up looking like. It seems to be different for everyone.
I suppose part of the problem is none of the Rincewind books are classics? At least in the sense you mean...
TimBou said:
Nice list of classics (since I agree with it ), you've got Guards! Guards! twice but that's probably justified. My list would have Small Gods listed twice as well.
Just finished Witches Abroad for the first time, and I'm halfway through Lords and Ladies - the witches are the best!
By the way, Thief of Time for me was a little bit... meh, as was Feet of Clay. Not up to the standard of those classics you've listed. Loved Night Watch, of course. Haven't read Men at Arms, Maskerade, Jingo, Interesting Times, Carpe Jugulum, Fifth Elephant yet so I'll be interested to see what my own personal "classic" list ends up looking like. It seems to be different for everyone.
I suppose part of the problem is none of the Rincewind books are classics? At least in the sense you mean...
), you've got Guards! Guards! twice but that's probably justified. My list would have Small Gods listed twice as well.Just finished Witches Abroad for the first time, and I'm halfway through Lords and Ladies - the witches are the best!
By the way, Thief of Time for me was a little bit... meh, as was Feet of Clay. Not up to the standard of those classics you've listed. Loved Night Watch, of course. Haven't read Men at Arms, Maskerade, Jingo, Interesting Times, Carpe Jugulum, Fifth Elephant yet so I'll be interested to see what my own personal "classic" list ends up looking like. It seems to be different for everyone.
I suppose part of the problem is none of the Rincewind books are classics? At least in the sense you mean...
Yep GG is so good it makes the list twice (not an oversight at all
).From your 'to read' list - 'Maskerade, Jingo, Interesting Times, Carpe Jugulum, Fifth Elephant' are all classics for me (particularly Maskerade which is my favourite DW novel.....only didn't make my orginal list because I beleive it came out after Thief Of Time.....) You're gonna love them!
Men at Arms was so-so, great book but not as memorable as the current listed company.
And yes, whole heartedly, the Witches are the best - always have been :clap:
I like Rincewind, but I think that as a character, he ran out of steam. His basic usage in every novel was: Rincewind goes to this part of the Disc, so does the story. For example:
The Colour of Magic - Rincewind tours the Disc
Sorcery - Rincewind tours Klatch
Eric - Rincewind tours the Dungeon Dimensions / Klatch / Time
Interesting Times - Rincewind tours The Agetean Empire
The Last Continent - Rincewind tours XXXX
Of course, technically speaking, being a tour guide was his first major role in the Discworld fiction (guiding Twoflower), however, as Pratchett grew in writing skill and confidence, I think he felt he could drop him and still tell Discworld stories well, which he has gone and done with aplomb.
I still hold out a hope that he will return in another book as a lead character, but I don't think it will happen now.
The Colour of Magic - Rincewind tours the Disc
Sorcery - Rincewind tours Klatch
Eric - Rincewind tours the Dungeon Dimensions / Klatch / Time
Interesting Times - Rincewind tours The Agetean Empire
The Last Continent - Rincewind tours XXXX
Of course, technically speaking, being a tour guide was his first major role in the Discworld fiction (guiding Twoflower), however, as Pratchett grew in writing skill and confidence, I think he felt he could drop him and still tell Discworld stories well, which he has gone and done with aplomb.
I still hold out a hope that he will return in another book as a lead character, but I don't think it will happen now.
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Unlikely, sadly.
Rinso appeared in UA with a role far too small to be of importance and yet too big for a mere cameo. And what he had there were a few lines rather leeching on his reputation (granted, there was one that ranks as my absolute favourite lines in Discworld history...well...the condensed version at least, but still) than actually Rincewind being Rincewind.
There might, in addition, be other reasons for him not being featured centrally again as well, but those would only be speculation.
Rinso appeared in UA with a role far too small to be of importance and yet too big for a mere cameo. And what he had there were a few lines rather leeching on his reputation (granted, there was one that ranks as my absolute favourite lines in Discworld history...well...the condensed version at least, but still) than actually Rincewind being Rincewind.
There might, in addition, be other reasons for him not being featured centrally again as well, but those would only be speculation.
I think all the wizards now bore Terry to tears as they're not as interesting as the Witches because they don't interact with people enough (or properly). Their future has really been more in the Science of the Discworld series which allows their more analytical and academic posturings to come out more effectively and humourously to off-set the actual workaday populist science that's really being explores
Rincewind's confirmed role as the Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography and his familiarity with surviving in arcane and hostile environments, including potentially L-Space, make him the paramount focus for that line of Disc development
Rincewind's confirmed role as the Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography and his familiarity with surviving in arcane and hostile environments, including potentially L-Space, make him the paramount focus for that line of Disc development
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It's quite possible that Pterry has become bored with the entire DW series and wants to shake himself free of it. After 39 books the man is entitled to move on.
His editorial calendar shows him focusing on other, non-DW novels (I don't count the 'spin-off' stuff as real DW output) for at least this year, and, as others have said, his last couple of DW books (Snuff and ISWM in particular) do seem a bit valedictory in nature.
His editorial calendar shows him focusing on other, non-DW novels (I don't count the 'spin-off' stuff as real DW output) for at least this year, and, as others have said, his last couple of DW books (Snuff and ISWM in particular) do seem a bit valedictory in nature.
