The Last Hero
core novel 2001 Discworld
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.18 (40,539 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 176 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575068858 |
Synopsis
Cohen the Barbarian and his fellow elderly adventurers, the Silver Horde, set out on what they intend as one final legendary quest: climbing to Cori Celesti, home of the Discworld's gods, to return the stolen fire of the old hero Fingers Mazda by detonating a vast quantity of explosive Agatean Thunder Clay at its peak. When Lord Vetinari learns that the wizards believe such an explosion could unravel the Disc's magical field and destroy the world, he commissions the inventor Leonard of Quirm to build a makeshift spacecraft, crewed by the reluctant wizard Rincewind and Watch captain Carrot Ironfoundersson, to reach the gods first and head off the Horde's plan. With the Silver Horde already well advanced on their climb, the outmatched rescue crew must catch up before the aging heroes complete their reckless act of ultimate revenge against the gods.
Where it sits
- Universe: Discworld
- Series: Rincewind / Wizards core; position 7 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Terry Pratchett
Notes
- Illustrated novel-length story (ill. Paul Kidby), counted as the 27th Discworld novel; registered Core.
- From the series record (Rincewind / Wizards): Sub-series grouping per Wikipedia arc articles; schemes vary between sources.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Rincewind / Wizards: position 7 of 8: previous The Last Continent (1998) · next Unseen Academicals (2009)
Sources
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