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{{Book Data | {{Book Data | ||
|title=The Last Hero | |title=The Last Hero | ||
|cover=[[File:Cover The Last Hero.jpg|thumb|240px|Cover art by Paul Kidby]] | |||
|coauthors= | |||
|illustrator=[[Paul Kidby]] | |illustrator=[[Paul Kidby]] | ||
|date= October 2001 | |date=October 2001 | ||
|publisher= Gollancz | |publisher=Gollancz | ||
|isbn= | |isbn=9780575068858 | ||
|pages= 160 | |pages=160 | ||
|rrp=£17.99 | |rrp=£17.99 | ||
|series= Rincewind Series | |series=Rincewind Series | ||
|characters= [[Cohen]]<br/>[[Rincewind]]<br/>[[Carrot Ironfoundersson]]<br/>[[Leonard of Quirm]]<br/>The [[Librarian]] | |characters=[[Cohen]]<br/>[[Rincewind]]<br/>[[Carrot Ironfoundersson]]<br/>[[Leonard of Quirm]]<br/>The [[Librarian]] | ||
|annotations= | |annotations=yes | ||
|notes= | |notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Blurb== | ==Blurb== | ||
[[Cohen the Barbarian|He]]'s been a [[Barbarian heroes|legend]] in his own lifetime. | [[Cohen the Barbarian|He]]'s been a [[Barbarian heroes|legend]] in his own lifetime. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Main | ===Main Characters=== | ||
*[[Cohen the Barbarian]] | *[[Cohen the Barbarian]] | ||
*[[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] | *[[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] | ||
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*[[Leonard of Quirm]] | *[[Leonard of Quirm]] | ||
===Minor | ===Minor Characters=== | ||
*[[The Dean]] | *[[The Dean]] | ||
*[[Harry Dread|Evil Harry]] | *[[Harry Dread|Evil Harry]] | ||
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*[[Vena the Raven-Haired]] | *[[Vena the Raven-Haired]] | ||
*[[Havelock Vetinari]] | *[[Havelock Vetinari]] | ||
*[[Fate]] | |||
*[[Lady]] | |||
*[[Blind Io]] | |||
*[[Offler]] | |||
*[[Nuggan]] | |||
*[[Death]] | |||
===Cameos & Mentions=== | ===Cameos & Mentions=== | ||
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*[[Gak]] | *[[Gak]] | ||
*[[Slime]] | *[[Slime]] | ||
*[[Neoldian]] | |||
*[[Patina]] | |||
*[[Bibulous]] | |||
*[[Topaxci]] | |||
*[[Valkyrie|Valkyries]] | |||
*[["Fingers" Mazda]] - The First Hero | |||
*[[Carelinus]] | |||
==Other== | |||
*The 27th Discworld novel. | |||
*This book is the second to feature illustrations by a cover artist for the books after {{E}}/[[Book:The Illustrated Eric|''The Illustrated Eric'']]. | |||
*The novel was illustrated by [[Paul Kidby]]. | |||
*The 2002 paperback and subsequent editions of ''The Last Hero'' feature eight additional two-page spread illustrations. The layout otherwise remained the same until the 2024 edition (see note below). | |||
*A new edition with a cover matching the Penguin [[50 Years of Terry]] Discworld books was announced in December 2023, and published in February 2024. The [https://www.gollancz.co.uk/titles/terry-pratchett/the-last-hero/9781399611206/ Gollancz website] also advised it would feature “a new text design”. It's a more conventional paperback size and ratio, requiring some of the larger images to be cropped even when displayed across two pages. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
{| | |||
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| valign="top" | [[File:Cover The Last Hero.jpg|thumb|120px|First Edition Cover by [[Paul Kidby]]]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:TLH Slip.jpg|thumb|120px|Slipcase Collectors Edition]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:TLH 2.jpg|thumb|140px|Second Edition]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:TLH 3.jpg|thumb|130px|2nd Edition smaller paperback]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:TLH 2024.jpg|thumb|130px|2024 paperback]] | |||
|} | |||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/the-last-hero.html ''The Last Hero'' Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File] | *[http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/the-last-hero.html ''The Last Hero'' Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File] | ||
{{series|before=Thief of Time|series=Discworld|after=The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents}} | {{series|before=Thief of Time|series=Discworld|after=The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents}} | ||
{{series|series=Rincewind|before=The Science of Discworld|after=The Science of Discworld II: the Globe}} | {{series|series=Rincewind|before=The Science of Discworld|after=The Science of Discworld II: the Globe}} | ||
[[Category:Discworld Series | {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Hero, The}} | ||
[[Category:Rincewind Series | [[Category:Discworld Series]] | ||
[[Category:Rincewind Series]] | |||
[[Category:Graphic Novels]] | |||
[[de:Buch:Wahre Helden]] | [[de:Buch:Wahre Helden]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:46, 5 October 2025
| The Last Hero | |
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| Co-author(s) | |
| Illustrator(s) | Paul Kidby |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Publication date | October 2001 |
| ISBN | 9780575068858 |
| Pages | 160 |
| RRP | £17.99 |
| Main characters | Cohen Rincewind Carrot Ironfoundersson Leonard of Quirm The Librarian |
| Series | Rincewind Series |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
Blurb
He's been a legend in his own lifetime.
He can remember the great days of high adventure.
He can remember when a hero didn't have to worry about fences and lawyers and civilisation.
He can remember when people didn't tell you off for killing dragons.
But he can't always remember, these days, where he put his teeth...
He's really not happy about that bit.
So now, with his ancient sword and his new walking stick and his old friends – and they're very old friends – Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. It's been a good life. He's going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld and meet his gods. He doesn't like the way they let men grow old and die.
It's time, in fact, to give something back.
The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeance. That'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.
Someone is going to try. So who knows who the last hero really is?
Characters
Main Characters
Minor Characters
- The Dean
- Evil Harry
- The Luggage
- Hughnon Ridcully
- Mustrum Ridcully
- The Silver Horde
- Ponder Stibbons
- Vena the Raven-Haired
- Havelock Vetinari
- Fate
- Lady
- Blind Io
- Offler
- Nuggan
- Death
Cameos & Mentions
- Armpit
- Butcher
- Dats Me!
- Gak
- Slime
- Neoldian
- Patina
- Bibulous
- Topaxci
- Valkyries
- "Fingers" Mazda - The First Hero
- Carelinus
Other
- The 27th Discworld novel.
- This book is the second to feature illustrations by a cover artist for the books after Eric/The Illustrated Eric.
- The novel was illustrated by Paul Kidby.
- The 2002 paperback and subsequent editions of The Last Hero feature eight additional two-page spread illustrations. The layout otherwise remained the same until the 2024 edition (see note below).
- A new edition with a cover matching the Penguin 50 Years of Terry Discworld books was announced in December 2023, and published in February 2024. The Gollancz website also advised it would feature “a new text design”. It's a more conventional paperback size and ratio, requiring some of the larger images to be cropped even when displayed across two pages.
Gallery
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