Bookshelf >>The Pratchett Review<<
                          >>with<<
                  >>Andrew Wielochowski<<

In this bi-month's review we focus on:  Eric and Moving Pictures

                           >ERIC<

>Rincewind is stuck in the Dungeon Dimensions and is quietly
intent on shouting many obscene words, I MEAN YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO
DIE FOR GODSAKE (sorry).

Rincewind suddenly finds himself not in the Dungeon Dimensions,
but on the floor in a room.

So as things turn out it turns out that Rincewind has been called
from the depths of hell and the dungeons by Eric, an amateur
demonologist, who has only called him to his world because he
wants three wishes. The usual three wishes. Live forever, rule

the world and meet the most beautiful women that ever lived.
Simple really.

INTERLUDE
Eric is a boy of fourteen who is dabbling into the Dungeon
Dimensions in order to raise a devil, but he doesn't succeed in
raising even hob-goblin he raises worse ... Rincewind and the
Luggage. He demands three wishes from the demon (Rincewind).

INTERLUDE II
Rincewind is a wizard or according to his hat a "wizzard". He is a
failed wizard though and he is also the Disc's greatest coward. He
hates any sort of adventure and would much rather stay in bed all
day.

INTERLUDE III
The Luggage goes where ever Rincewind goes.  It is the ultimate
travelware as if you are ever attacked it'll be sure to eat the
attacker. It's made of Sapient Pearwood.

So Rincewind the demon, eh! sorry, wizard agrees to grant Eric the
three wishes. He'll regret it.

He has a nice tour of Tsort, Hell and a friendly little temple and
of course he enjoys being stuck at the beginning of time. <

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                     >Moving Pictures<

>The Discworld is about to shocked! Why?  'Cause we're all going
down the Clickies!

The last Keeper of the Gate is about to die. He is the last person
to remember Holy Wood.

Things are changing in Ankh-Morpork. For one thing Dibbler is up
to something. With the help of the Alchemists the Discworld is
discovering the silver screen. They have little imps which paint


really fast on strips of film. They have overpaid and very
self-centred actors. They have banged corn.

INTERLUDE
Victor Tugelbend is just one actor. He can't sing. Can't dance.
But can handle a sword a little.  Victor however soon finds
himself saving the Disc from the evil power of Holy Wood.

Trolls are being recruited now. Trolls that would no longer throw
rocks at each other or eat dwarves, but civilised trolls who like
things done civilised.  This is not quite how Detritus would like
it as the Holy Wood troll manner is different from the
Ankh-Morporkian-Hard-Headed-Troll manner.

The Disc's changing. Its populations changing and Holy Wood's
almost free.



What dark force lies in a little cave in the sandy dunes which are
visited a lot by a certain Theda?  And whose is this funny little
speaking dog?

Oh ... It's Gaspode.<

>>NEWS FROM THE DISC<<

MAY will bear the new Discworld novel starring Rincewind.

MAY's edition of SFX magazine promises to have a colour poster of
the Novel's cover.







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