The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable by Terry PratchettMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Cohen the Barbarian and his Silver Horde are bored, who knew running an Empire would shall we say be less than satisfying and thus for their final quest they are going to return (with interest) the first item that was stolen. In other words they intend to climb Cori Celesti and assault Dunmanifestin the home of the gods with an abundant amount of Agatean Thunder Clay which goes bang big time. As is the tradition the Horde want their epic adventure to be remembered and thus a minstrel is kidnapped and tasked with the creation of an epic song and thus the party is ready and the adventure begins.
However what the Horde fail to realise is that while they may go out on an epic high the collapse of the Gods, Cori Celesti and Dunmanifestin will critically disrupt the magical field that is the bedrock of what makes the Discworld a reality. With time running out Carrot, Leonard of Quirm, Rincewind and the Librarian venture forth on a wild adventure of their own to stop the Horde before it is too late.
The Last Hero is a large format illustrated novel, not ideal for reading on a kindle (which I did for the purpose of this read through) and while it does seem a little lacking when compared to many other Discworld novels if treated as a kinda uber bonus then you should be more than happy with the story and the artwork. Overall a decent addition to the collection which relies on combining a lot of characters (some more major the others) and providing some with a satisfying conclusion to their stories.
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