Interesting Times

1994 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett Interesting Times First editionAuthorTerry PratchettCover artistJosh KirbyLanguageEnglishSeriesDiscworld17th novel – 5th Rincewind storySubjectImperial China, sakokuCharacters:Rincewind, Twoflower, The Luggage, Cohen the BarbarianLocations:Agatean EmpireGenreFantasyPublisherVictor Gollancz LtdPublication date1994ISBN0-575-05800-5Preceded bySoul Music Followed byMaskerade Interesting Times is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. It is the seventeenth book in the Discworld series and is set in the Aurient (a fictional analogue of the Orient). The title refers to the English expression, "may you live in interesting times", which is typically presented as a translation from a purported Chinese curse. Plot Two gods, Fate and the Lady, oppose each other in a game over the outcome of the struggle for the throne of the Agatean Empire on the Counterweight Continent. The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork receives a demand that the "Great Wizzard" be sent to the distant Agatean Empire, and he orders Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully of Unseen University to comply. As the spelling, "Wizzard," matches that on Rincewind's hat, the faculty decide to s