Cohen the Barbarian, the last hero of the Disc has decided it is time for him to go and he wants to take the gods with him. With the tattered remnants of the Silver Horde, he's off to Dunmanifestin with a keg of Agatean Thunder Clay. It is expected that this will destroy the world. It's all up to Leonard de Quirm to invent the technology that might just beat Cohen to his goal. ( )

The Last Hero pairs a typical Pratchett storyline with magnificent, full-page illustrations by Paul Kidby to create an almost storybook-like format (but for adults). I love the story itself - anything with the Silver Horde is magnificent, I think - and the pictures just make the whole thing so dynamic. ( )

Featuring the gorgeous art of the extraordinary Paul Kidby. The book is an ensemble of some Discworld's most beloved characters that works both as a novel and as a work of visual art. ( )

The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable is a story with in a story. For those familiar with the Discworld universe this is the story of Cohen the Barbarian and the Silver Horde who has decided it is the time for his last hurrah and while he is at it he is going to stick it to the gods.

This will naturally destroy the Discworld as we know it.

Leanorad De Quirm, Captain Carrot and Rincewind are recruited to save Discworld from its doom with the assistance of the Librarian and set of on an equally fantastical journey of their own to the moon (you will just have to read the story to find out how that figures into saving the world).

As always Pratchett has written a well rounded and humorous story. The writing style is similar to the Colour of Magic in that each "chapter" is short snippets, this might annoy some but I didnt mind this is not one of Pratchetts novels after all. Also Pratchett I think really enjoyed writing this as the whole book was just great fun.

Paul Kidby did an amazing job illustrating the fable and his artwork through the book is to die for. The Discworld just leaps to life from the pages.

This book had nearly all my favorite characters (the only ones not in here are more of the watch and the witches) and any book with Cohen & the Silver Horde is pretty much guaranteed a top place of my favorite Discworld books. I really enjoyed the Captain Carrot and Rincewind dynamic and hope TP joins the duo up again at some stage.

I just enjoyed this book so much I could not review it properly with out rambling and giving the whole plot away. ( )

Wonderful !!: If you're already a Pratchett fan then this book is hugely enjoyable. If you are new to the Discworld, then you should probably try another book first. The reason being that this is quite a bit shorter than other Pratchett works, but he uses characters from many of his 'sets' (ie; the City Watch, the Wizards etc..). Because of this, a lot of the character information and background is left out to get on with the story. This could leave a newcomer a little confused.
Also, Paul Kidby has done brilliantly with the illustrations. The attention to detail is marvelous and i agree with his interpretations of every charcter. Except one. Captain Carrot most certainly does not look like that.
Otherwise, the story easily matches Pratchett's other books, even if it is a little short.
A very funny read