Editorial Review
Cohen the Barbarian.
He's been a legend in his own lifetime.
He can remember the good old days of high adventure, when being a Hero meant one didn't have to worry about aching backs and lawyers and civilization.
But these days, he can't always remember just where he put his teeth...
So now, with his ancient (yet still trusty) sword and new walking stick in hand, Cohen gathers a group of his old -- very old -- friends to embark on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and meet the gods.
It's time the Last Hero in the world returns what the first hero stole. Trouble is, that'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.
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Customer Reviews
Beautiful Illustrations. Stale wit. 
2008-04-01
I love discworld. This was the only book I hadn't yet read. I've read the others anywhere from two to five times.
This one was... okay. You had to really like the Leonard da Quirm character and Captain Carrot, two of my least favorite characters. I like Rincewind but he didn't get to play a very large role. Even the silver horde only got to re-hash their lines from Interesting Times.
Basically, if you've read Jingo and Interesting Times you've read all of the narrative and most of the humor in this book.
That said - the humor and narrative are a side show for what the book really is... a picture book for discworld fans. As someone who prefers books over television for the very reason that I get to see the places and people however I choose (occassionally regardless of what the descriptions list) the picture book didn't do a lot for me.
And again - that said - the illustrations are truly marvelous.
So overall
Discworld Baseline: 5 stars
Rehashed narrative and been there done that humor: -2 stars
Beautiful illustrations: +1 star
Overall rating: 4 stars
Excellent book! 
2008-01-18
I loved this book! The story was great fun (as are all of the Discworld stories) and quick to read. I believe the story is particularly interesting as it brings together several characters who have not yet interacted in any of the Discworld novels (Rincewind, Leonard of Quirm, and Carrot work together for example) and introduces some great new characters as well. The premise of the story is quite amusing - any book with Cohen the Barbarian is bound to be entertaining. However, I would not have liked this book nearly so much without the illustrations. I really love the illustrations. Some of the characters of course don't look anything like I imagine them looking, but several of them are spot on. I'm particularly fond of the images of The Librarian and Mad Hamish, both of whom look adorably insane in their portraits. This book is completely worth the price because it effectively combines two books into one - The Last Hero and The Art of Discworld. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to any Discworld fan.
The art makes it. 2008-01-16
As much as I love Terry Pratchett's work, Paul Kidby's art is the reason why I keep coming back to this book again and again. He in part inspired me to become an illustrator, and I'm very glad he's had the distinction of bringing the Disc's characters to life.
This would also be a great book to introduce a wary friend to the series!
The Last Hero 2008-01-14
It was given as a gift to my son and he was thrilled to have his own copy. My husband and 2 sons love the Discworld Series and it gives them lots to talk about.
Pratchett 2007-06-14
What can I say, it is Terry Pratchett. As with all things written or produced by this strange man: It is outstanding.
Short but entertaining and fantastic illustrations 2007-05-14
Cohen the Barbarian.
He's been a legend in his own lifetime.
He can remember the good old days of high adventure, when being a Hero meant one didn't have to worry about aching backs and lawyers and civilization.
But these days, he can't always remember just where he put his teeth...
So now, with his ancient (yet still trusty) sword and new walking stick in hand, Cohen gathers a group of his old -- very old -- friends to embark on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and meet the gods.
It's time the Last Hero in the world returns what the first hero stole. Trouble is, that'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.
The Last Hero 2007-03-16
I was pleasently suprised with this one. It was one of the few Discworld books that I had not yet read, so I forked over the $14 for a copy. Once I got it, I realized that $14 wasn't a bad deal.
Every other page had an illustration, the paper was thick and glossy, and the book was more in the form factor of a conversation piece for your coffee table than a novel, to say nothing of the story, which was of course wonderful.
mondo dorko 
2006-12-04
my boss (a candlemaking, jeff foxworthy listenin' to dweeb extreme) lent me his copy of this book to read. He said, in his creepy falsetto cyber geek voice "oh! terry pratchett does good parody, read this if ya' wanna have a lark!" I basically had to read it, cause when I gave it back to him after a week, you know, I had to know what was in it cause he's the type of insecure dork that will ask you all sorts of questions to try and make you feel bad for not sitting around all day and reading his brand of dorky fantasy. anyways, I felt robbed of the 45 minutes I spent reading this garbage. Yeah, okay, parody of modern world dressed up in dungeons and dragons. Who cares?? even the artwork is piss poor. I proudly didn't finish it. when he asked me why, I told him the truth-I decided to go hang out with my girlfriend instead. very stupid waste of life. buy a subscription to swank instead.
great beach reading 2006-09-02
I am a great fan of Terry Pratchet , especially of his Discworld series. That is to say that my opinion is a touch biased in his favour. However, I found 'The Last Hero" to be the ultimate beach side reading, especially when one contemplates about the "follies' of her/his youth.
Mind you that I enjoyed the book sprawled in the sands of Antiparos ( a tiny Cyclades island next to Paros - just google it)and even if someone considers it "mass written- just another one Discworld novel" , it makes you take a good look at your potentials. Because gods , any gods, are nothing but our conceptions and therefore they are liable to regular updated versions of their faiths.
I hore that you will enjoy it.
Pratchett serves up delicious fan-service 2006-07-17
This graphic novel is intended as fan service. The story that is told is enjoyable in it's own right, but it seems mostly to be an attempt to bring every single standard character from the books into the plot, in order to justify their depiction in an interesting way.
The quality of the artwork is very good, and details of the book are entertaining thorughout, with many small details such as background action to both text pages and graphics pages.
Overrall, if you are a fan of Discworld, this is a book you want to own. It will make you smile.
