The author's voice is unmatched for the glory it takes in the language and the human foibles identified in the humorous prose. Read it if you're done taking yourself so seriously and want an intricately crafted work of fantasy comedy.

The book spends more time exploring character and plot development. One thing i didn't get till after reading interesting times is that two flower is asian.

If you’re debating whether to jump into the novel (and possibly the entire series), here are a few of the book’s best features, which might sway your decision. After reading the first discworld book, two catchphrases come to mind.

A+ - the hardback copies by gollancz, very high quality. The hardcovers are a thing of beauty in their own right.

Terry pratchett is one of the finest authors of the 20th century. The discworld is far cleverer than the miniseries based on it. It is controlled by capricious gods that roll dice to determine the fate of men.