Ultimately, I'm glad I read it. I've invested too much of my reading resources (time, attention, money) over the years to Pratchett to not have, I guess, belatedly completed the Discworld cycle. After the Horde leave with the Valkyries' horses, their first stop is to visit Mazda where he is being punished, cut off his chains, give him something to drink, and leave him a sword so that he may deal with his punisher. The bard, changed by his experience, composes a new style of saga, one with musical accompaniment, about it. The story itself is short, but cute. Cohen and his horde of heroes are on a quest, and their heroic shenanigans might destroy the entire Discworld. A variety of familiar characters get involved in trying to prevent this and, naturally, Rincewind gets dragged into things against his will. Sort of. Old Soldiers never die they just fade away. I learned that school in 1960s but this proves that this load of old bullshit!

The Last Hero is by Interesting Times out of Men at Arms, and it's Terry Pratchett at his inimitable best. Although short (I read it in one morning), the book is a wonderful concoction of Nordic saga, Greek myth and Renaissance ingenuity, with a bit of Apollo 13 thrown in for good measure. I didn’t like the format, because the lines were really long which made it hard to read. I started holding the book a foot away from my face and it sped up the reading considerably, but it was still uncomfortable.

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… Pratchett] managed to perfectly blend a carefully crafted plot, with humour, steampunk gadgets, and of course the librarian . Pratchett really was the comic fantasy master' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 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... Kahramanların istediği budur, değil mi? Dünyanın tüm tahtlarını sandaletli ayaklarının altında ezmek, şairin de dediği gibi?" diyor Vetinari. O zaman cevap hakkına duyduğum inançla diyorum ki; Şunu bilin ki prensim kabaran okyanusların Atlantis'i ve onun görkemli kentlerini yutmasından sonra, çelik bilekli, şahin gözlü ve elinden kılıcını bırakmayan bu yiğidin göndermelerini kaçırmayacaktık elbette. Pratchett weaves a tale around one of my favourite Discworld characters - Cohen the Barbarian, a lifetime in his own legend. Generally pissed off with the world and the Gods, he decides to go out with a bang. It's up to Rincewind, Carrot and Leonard of Quirm to stop him and save the world! It plays on themes of old age and the challenges it brings, whilst simultaneously playing around with themes of the heroic saga and the battle between good and evil.

Son söz olarak, Kitap güzel, kitap tatlı. Hiç bir şey olmasa sırf Rincewind'i Vitruvius Adamı olarak görmek için bile değerdi okumaya (ki aklıma geldikçe güleceğim buna). Tek sorun, orijinalini almanız gerekiyor. Kitabın kendisine 4/5 puan verirken, Tr baskısı olduğu iddia edilen bok yığınını da 2 puanla (çünkü yine de Terry'yi çok seviyorum, 1 yıldıza elim gitmiyor) yolculuyoruz. Ve bir kez daha rica ediyorum; Bu kitabı okumak istiyorsanız lütfen Delidolu baskısını almayın. Cohen can remember many things, the time when heroes didn’t need to worry about offending people or be concerned by the ruminations of anyone in the legal industry and he wasn’t that concerned about civilisation. The thing that he was struggling to remember though, was where he’d left his teeth. Cohen the Barbarian is one of the greatest heroes in the history of the Disc. He has defeated many enemies, found much treasure and conquered several empires. But his well-earned retirement of riches and power is a bit on the boring side, so he's now come up with a new idea: to return fire to the gods and confront them on their home ground of Dunmanifestin, atop the ten-mile spire of Cori Celesti at the very heart of the world. Unfortunately, this will destroy the Disc and everything on it. Fortunately, the wizards of Unseen University are ready to join forces with Leonardo da Quirm and the Ankh-Morpork City Watch to save the day. Or at least try to. Because of the complexity of Kirbys´amazing art, this was the only special edition, he just couldn´t produce more graphic novel or even comic style Discworld works without reducing the richness of detail, but it would have been amazing. But the potential for artists to create new interpretations of the Discworld, that is predestined to be comically graphically reinterpreted, is immense. Not just the character descriptions and Kurbys´templates are all there, it would also open the option of expanding the universe and telling new stories.

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In Dec. of 2007, Pratchett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. On 18 Feb, 2009, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.