27: The Last Hero

DISC COVERERS is back, and it's time we took this podcast to the last place in Discworld untouched by capitalism... SPACE! On this episode we cover THE LAST HERO, a short novella about elderly barbarians and wizard hijinks that mostly exists as an excuse for Paul Kidby to paint some really phenomenal illustrations. If you were a kind of swamp dragon, what kind of swamp dragon would you be? Is Cohen anyone's favorite Discworld character to read about? Do you think Hex could, with enough subtle and tactful suggestion, crack Ponder Stibbons's egg? (We do.) It's time to say bon voyage to the wacky thwacky old-school road trip Discworld story template, but don't worry-- like an ingrown toenail, Rincewind will one day return... CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. Carpe Jugulum 4. The Fifth Elephant 5. Small Gods 6. Reaper Man 7. Men at Arms 8. Hogfather 9. Thief of Time 10. Lords and Ladies 11. Maskerade 12. Guards! Guards! 13. Mort 14. The Last Hero 15. Soul Music 16. The Last Continent 17. Witches Abroad 18. Wyrd Sisters 19. Moving Picture 20. Equal Rites 21. Jingo 22. Pyramids 23. Sourcery 24. The Light Fantastic 25. The Colour Of Magic 26. Eric 27. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter ZOI BRAND GREEK YOGURT: https://www.zoigreekyogurt.com/ A REFERRAL CODE FOR THE VIDEO GAME "PALIA": https://accounts.palia.com/sign-up?referral=4fe97272-f4f5-48b6-9363-b9ea7687c729 THE VIDEO GAME "TEAM FORTRESS 2", WHICH I THINK WE'VE RECOMMENDED BEFORE BUT WHATEVER, STILL GOOD: https://www.teamfortress.com/ THE VIDEO GAME "VOID STRANGER": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121980/Void_Stranger/