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Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 27th novel – 7th Rincewind story
Outline
Characters:	Cohen the Barbarian Lord Vetinari Rincewind
Locations:	Cori Celesti
Motifs:	gods, the end of the world
Publication details
Year of release:	2001
Original publisher:	Victor Gollancz
Hardback ISBN:	ISBN 0-575-06885-X
Paperback ISBN:	ISBN 0-575-07377-2
Other details
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Notes:	Illustrated by Paul Kidby

This article is about the fantasy novel. For the adventure novel by Leslie Charteris and featuring Simon Templar, see The Last Hero (The Saint). There is also The Last Hero (TV series).

The Last Hero is a short novel, the twenty-seventh of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. It was published in 2001 in a larger format than the other Discworld novels and illustrated on every page by Paul Kidby.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Translations 3 Trivia 4 External links 5 Notes

The Silver Horde, a group of aged barbarians introduced in Interesting Times, led by Cohen the Barbarian, set out on a quest. The first hero of the Discworld stole fire from the gods. As the last heroes remaining on the Disc the Silver Horde seek to return fire to the gods with interest, in the form of a large sled packed with explosives. With them is a bard, kidnapped so he can write the saga of their quest, and Evil Harry Dread, the last Dark Lord.

The heroes are disillusioned with the way their lives have turned out, and angry for having been allowed to grow old. Evil Harry is just as angry; despite his efforts to give his opponents the sporting chance as an Evil Overlord should, they won't follow the Code.

Since blowing up the gods will destroy the Discworld, Lord Vetinari organises the Wizards in a quest to stop them. Since the Horde is already near the centre of the Discworld and the home of the gods, speed is of the essence. Leonard of Quirm designs the Discworld's second known spacecraft to slingshot under the Discworld and back around top to land on Cori Celesti, the mountain home of the gods. The vessel can carry only three people: Leonard of Quirm, Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson, and Rincewind.

• Последният герой (Bulgarian)
• Poslední hrdina (Czech)
• De laatste held (Dutch)
• Le Dernier Héros (French)
• Wahre Helden (German)
• Ostatni bohater (Polish)
• Den sista hjälten (Swedish)
• Последний герой (Russian)

• The discussions about the dangers of technology between the Patrician and Leonard echo Ray Bradbury's classic short story, "The Flying Machine". Leonard's words (“look at the birds, look at the birds!”) are also a reference to the story's last words.

• Annotations for The Last Hero
• Quotes from The Last Hero

Reading Order Guide Preceded by Thief of Time 27th Discword Novel Succeeded by The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents Preceded by The Last Continent 7th Rincewind Story Published in 2001 Succeeded by None[1]

1. ^ Rincewind has a cameo in The Science of Discworld