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Sometimes counted as the ninth ''[[Discworld]]'' novel, although this is where numbering gets tricky as some prefer to count ''Eric'' as a special. It's shorter than most Discworld novels, was published by a different publisher, and was originally intended to be an illustrated work. The title is officially simply ''Eric'', but on most covers it is preceded by the struck-through title ''Faust'', a reference to how the title character is a [[Twice-Told Tale|parody]] of ''[[Doctor Faustus]]''.
Rincewind was trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions at the end of ''[[
Meanwhile, the King of Hell, the demon Astfgl, is trying to find them, but is always one step behind. His subordinates are mutinous thanks to his attempts to instil modern business practices in Hell - prior to his rule, the damned souls had worked out that pain was purely subjective and thus all the whippings and flayings were purely for the look of the thing, but Astfgl instituted project planning, health and safety and so on and now Hell torments both the damned and its own demons.
This was the last Discworld novel to feature Rincewind (a character whom Terry Pratchett somewhat dislikes, though the fans like him) until the retrospective ''[[
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* [[Batman Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Vassenego's plan against Astfgl.}}
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Eric's wishes are (1) to rule all the kingdoms of the world, (2) to meet the most beautiful woman ever, and (3) to live forever. He and Rincewind first visit the Tezumen Empire {{spoiler|who try to sacrifice him out of revenge for their absolutely abysmal living conditions}}, then meet Helen of Tsort {{spoiler|about 20 years past her prime}}, and finally get to live forever {{spoiler|starting from the Creation of the Discworld, meaning it will be quite a few millenia before any people show up}}.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: {{spoiler|Vassenego.}} Which is appropriate, as {{spoiler|he's a parody of Vassago, generally considered the wisest demon in Hell.}}
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The Creator briefly worries that he's forgotten something immediately after creating the Discworld. As revealed in ''[[
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: Astfgl's use of boredom.
* [[Cosmic Egg]]: it turns out that life was created by Rincewind (who had gone back in time) tossing away the Egg-and-Cress sandwich given to him by The Creator.
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* [[Too Many Halves]]: Quezovercoatl is described as "half-man, half-chicken, half-jaguar, half-serpent, half-scorpion and half-mad", making him three homicidal maniacs.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Astfgl provides a page quote.
* [[Trojan Horse|Tsortean Horse]]: [[Doubly Subverted]]. The Ephebians build a wooden horse and leave it outside the Tsortean city gates. The Tsorteans bring the horse inside their walls... except they saw right through the ruse, and when night falls, they're wide awake and waiting outside the horse to ambush whoever comes out... ''except'' the horse was only a distraction so that the Ephebians could sneak in a different way.
* [[Under New Management]]: Hell has recently come under new management, so the traditional punishments get scrapped in favor of mind-numbing eternal boredom.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Eric's parrot, who constantly substitutes the catchall [[Metasyntactic Variable]] "wossname" for random words, along with, to a lesser extent, "Polly want a biscuit,", described in the narration as being in the same tone that a human would say "Err...".
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