satirical fiction

"When the decorated Captain of a great ship descends the gangplank for the final time, a new leader, a man with a yellow feather in his hair, vows to step forward. Though he has no experience, no knowledge of nautical navigation or maritime law, and though he has often remarked he doesn't much like boats, he solemnly swears to shake things up"--Provided by publisher.

When a wizard tries to pass on his powers to an eighth son of an eighth son, he discovers too late that the son is actually a daughter.

Presents a story of the tourist Twoflower and his Wizard guide, Rincewind on the maiden voyage through the fantastic land of Discworld.