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Eric is a wonderful story, with plenty of laugh out loud jokes, typical of Pratchett. My only complaint is that in the Kindle edition, the footnotes don't work as they should. In most Kindle books now, footnotes are hyperlinked in such a way that they either appear in a popup at the bottom of the page, or clicking the asterisk takes you to the footnote on its own page, where you can click the asterisk again to return to where you were in the main text. In Eric, the footnotes don't return you to the main text. First World Problem, I know, but still a bit irritating.


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Eric Terry Pratchett 9780380821211 Books Reviews

The Discworld novels starring the inept wizard, Rincewind were never my favorites, and I think "Eric" is probably the least interesting of the lot. In fact, this fantasy is the closest Pratchett ever gets to a 'standard' plot boy (Eric) summons a demon (Rincewind, who was sent to the netherhells in "Sourcery") and demands the standard three wishes.

Eric is a teen-ager, with hormones on overdrive, so perhaps you can guess at least one of his wishes. Alas, when he finally meets Helen of Troy (Elenor of Tsort), she turns out to be dumpy, middle-aged, and surrounded by children.

Well, it was a long siege.

Poor Eric is eventually disappointed in all of his wishes, but Rincewind's Luggage becomes a god--or at least is worshipped as one.

There is a subplot involving demons, who make it appear as though Rincewind is actually granting Eric's wishes. Hell is a huge bureaucracy where the gofers and clueless bosses and suck-ups all have exoskeletons and/or horns.

In fact "Eric" very much resembles a Dilbert cartoon combined with a Discworld travelogue.

Rincewind and his gawky adolescent master visit the Tezuman kingdoms ruled over by the Great Muzuma, and are almost sacrificed to the god Quezovercoatl.

They drop into the Tsortean War out of the rear end of a gigantic wooden horse, and Eric meets Elenor of Tsort before the topless towers burn down.

Still very much on the run, Eric and his hapless 'demon' end up in...well, let the characters describe it

"'So we're surrounded by absolutely nothing,' said Rincewind. 'Total nothing.' He hesitated. 'There's a word for it,' he said. 'It's what you get when there's nothing left and everything's been used up.'"

"'Yes. I think it's called the bill,' said Eric."

Travelling by magic is not for the weak of stomach. The boy and his wizard finally end up in a cave with a single door.

The sign over the door states "You Don't Have To Be Damned To Work Here, But It Helps!!!"

Is Rincewind back where he started?

According to the author, "it is essential that the proper use of three wishes should bring happiness to the greatest available number of people." Obviously this does not include Eric, Rincewind, or this reader who expects better of Pratchett.
All the Discworld books are funny, but sometimes heavy-handed and a little tired with their tropes. This one is leans more to the havy-handed and tired side and less to the funny. Rincewind is much more one-dimensional than in The Colour of Magic or Sourcery. Here is just a coward without the interesting psychic trauma of hia first appearance or even the occasional inner conflict of his later appearances. The Demon's "Hell is corporate beuracracy" has been done elsewhere better. The other parodies lack depth. It really feels more like a clever one act play forced into a novella.

If you like Discworld, you will probably feel a sort of mild enjoyment reading Eric, but don't expect much full on laughter.
I think this is my favorite book of the Discworld series so far. It reminded me somewhat of my absolute favorite coauthored by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens. It's fun, easy and interesting to read, and it actually takes you out of the realm of Discworld onto a journey in times, meeting Ancient Greek heroes and God/gods, all the way to the depth of Hades/Hell...where a revolution is about to happen!
Eric turns out to be another fun story by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld, and is the froth in the Rincewind series. This particular one really jumps around a bit, and not only just around the Discworld, but around time and space as well which allows for the setting to change quite drastically from part to part. This is where the strength of this novel really comes through. We are given glimpses of each of these areas, that result for the not so intended granting of three wishes by 13-year old demonologist Eric.

Throughout the book we also get some glimpses into the world of Hell, and that is perhaps where Prachett's humor feels the most spot on. As expected, many of the elements of Hell are there, but Pratchett adds in some of his own flair, changing things up a bit and providing some great humor developing the Bureaucracy of Hell.

Overall, this is another solid novel in the Discworld. Fans of the series will most likely find something to enjoy, and it would also stand up fairly well as a standalone story as well. While the plot might be a touch slow, the constant change of scenery and the fun take on Hell provide more than enough enjoyment to keep the pages turning.
An alternate world of twisted history and magic. Fundamental rules explained with unique logic and humer through the adventures of a hapless wizard Rincewind and Eric a 15 year-old randy necromancer. Hell will never be the same. Great fun!
Eric, the 9th Discworld book, chronicles the adventures of the inept wizard Rincewind, who is summoned by a 13-year-old demonologist named Eric. Eric has 3 simple wishes, which he hopes his newly conjured demon can grant. 1. To be the ruler of all kingdoms, 2. To have the most beautiful woman who ever existed and 3. To live forever. What follows is a Discworld parody which draws upon Faust , Dante's Inferno, Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War. The book is laugh out loud funny at times but short and it does end rather abruptly. If you read it on a , you will probably get to somewhere at about 93% and find that everything is wrapped up and abruptly ended. Seems a bit incomplete but pretty good reading. 3/5
Eric is a wonderful story, with plenty of laugh out loud jokes, typical of Pratchett. My only complaint is that in the edition, the footnotes don't work as they should. In most books now, footnotes are hyperlinked in such a way that they either appear in a popup at the bottom of the page, or clicking the asterisk takes you to the footnote on its own page, where you can click the asterisk again to return to where you were in the main text. In Eric, the footnotes don't return you to the main text. First World Problem, I know, but still a bit irritating.