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On Tue, 6 May 2025 07:13:40 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

> I never read any of Terry Pratchett's stuff (didn't even know he was
> English) but I've heard of him.

He wrote a lot. There were 4 books in the Discworld setting and he also 
collaborated with Gaiman on 'Good Omens' and a couple of other authors. 
There was a lot of satire and puns that were easy to miss. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Hero

That one isn't typical in that it is illustrated. Cohen the Barbarian and 
his crew of geriatric cohorts decide to return the fire stolen from the 
gods.