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The Last Continent
- Discworld, Book 22
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
There's nothing like the issue of evolution to get under the skin of academics. Especially when those same academics are by chance or bad judgement deposited at a critical evolutionary turning point when one wrong move could have catastrophic results for the future.
Unfortunately, in the hands of such an inept and cussed group of individuals, the sensitive issue of causality is, sadly, only likely to receive the same scant respect that they show to one another.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Matthew
- 17-04-11
No Worries...
As a huge fan of the whole 'Discworld' Series and the multifarious characters within, the Wizards are perhaps my favorite and The last Continent is packed with shenanigans from our friends at U. U. Like all Pratchett's work it is multi-referencial and in this case the last Continent refers to Australia, no worries. So we get everything from Mad Max, Crocodile Dundee to Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
Although I also love the unabridged versions admirably read by Nigel Planer, for me Tony Robinson's amazing variety of voices adds an extra dimension to the characters. In this case his quite hilarious Ozzy accent!
The plot, as alway, keeps you chuckling all the way through.... The Librarian is sick - 'ook' - and the Wizards are worried but can do no magic as no one can remember his name...
... The Arch Chancellor and the gang get stuck on mono island which they found through the window of the missing 'Egregious Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography'. Where strange things are going on and eventually they meet the God of Evolution who is running amuck with creation.
And Rincewind, possibly the last person to know the librarians name is presently stuck in a strange land far far away called Four X.
Going through the out-back Rincewind travels through the town of 'Bugger-Up' to get to the one horse town of ' Did-ya-bring-a beer-along' meets a man with a Boomerang, 'one of the big heavy sort, that didn't come back because they were stuck in somethings rib-cage'! Gets pissed on by a small grey incontinent teddy bear in a tree, is arrested for sheep stealing, haunted by Skippy the Kangaroo and falls into a lot of water holes...
Another masterpiece in the series and a must listen-to for any fan. Nullus Anxietus
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- dobby_the_house_elf
- 18-06-19
Brilliantly narrated
Whole family devoured this on a long car journey. I’ve listened to several Pratchett narrators but Tony Robinson is my fav
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- Mcott
- 20-11-22
life long Pratchett fan
Not pratchetts best work but great narration and performance by Robinson. extra words to exceed review limit
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- Mr. R. Garcia
- 24-09-24
So much to laugh at
I love the abridged version readings by Tony Robinson. They give a great taster to the full book. Would recommend
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- Long John
- 07-09-22
Poor
I'm generally a big Patcher fan and Tony Robinson does a professional job, as always. However, this is one of the most disappointing books in the series which is unlikely to please even diehard Pratchett enthusiasts.
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- SjC
- 12-01-19
Fine, Just Fine
Not one of the better Discworld novels. Not bad as such nothing really wrong with it it's just...ok...good not great.
Don't get me wrong i love Pratchett and the Discworld but here the story feels a bit light wait, and a lot of the main plot and comedy beats we have been done before and done better in other books in the series. That's not to say there is nothing to like, as ever the wizards of UU are an absolute joy, the land and characters of XXXX is good enough to deserve a better book (or at least a return trip) and as a long time Rincewind fan i always enjoy those moments when we see beneath the lying, weasley, cowardly outer shell and learn that...he really is just a lying, weasley coward.
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