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Sourcery

Discworld, Book 5

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Sourcery

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

The audiobook of Sourcery is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'It's vital to remember who you really are . . . it isn't a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.'

An eighth son of an eighth son is born, a wizard squared, a source of magic. A sourcerer.

Unseen University, the Discworld's most magical establishment, has finally got its wish: the emergence of a wizard more powerful than ever before. You'd think they would have been a little more careful what they wished for . . .

As the sourcerer takes over the University and sets his sights on the rest of the world, only one wizard manages to escape his influence. Unfortunately for everyone, it's Rincewind.

Once again the cowardly wizard must embark on a quest: to deliver a precious artefact - the very embodiment of magic itself - halfway across the Disc to safety. If he doesn't make it, the death of all wizardry is at hand.

And the end of the world, depending on who you listen to.

Sourcery is the third book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

'May well be considered his masterpiece . . . Humour such as his is an endangered species' The Times

'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin

© Terry and Lyn Pratchett 1988 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Critic reviews

May well be considered his masterpiece... Humour such as his is an endangered species
Pratchett is a comic genius
One of the best and funniest English authors alive
He would be amusing in any form and his spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction
All stars
Most relevant
I would definitely recommend to any and all Discworld & Rinsewind fans. top book. I fully enjoyed and can't wait to continue my journey through the Discworld

lovely

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Sourcery is a great continuaton of Rincewinds story, like other discworld books it's witty and funny despite the more seriousness of some of the chapters. It was enthralling throughout, and Colin Morgan did an absolutely incredible job of narrating the story; he gave a great amount of personality to each and every character, and really made the book come alive.
This is a great audio book, if you've enjoyed any of the other discworld books you'll probably love this one too.

Fantastic!

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So far, I've listened to all of these and they are all pretty great. Except, this one didn't quote grab me as much as the preceding books. The narration is absolutely spot on though but I just struggled with the story itself. I found it boring in places but plodded on and ending was quite fun. Will this put me off doing further Pratchett books? Hell No!
Bring on the next one.

its Terry!

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Another fantastic novel by Terry Pratchett with outstanding performance in reading!
Got a bit lost a few times trying to understand relevance, but generally enjoyed the story and characters

Spell-binding

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i love listening yo these readings by colin morgan. he has a voice like dark chocolate!!! perfect!!!

brilliantly read

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