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 center 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.

 A fun story that doesn't take itself too seriously.  We get Rincewind, Leonard de Quirm and Captain Carrot all in the same boat (or Kite in this case. throw in Death, The Librarian, Harry Potter Ponder Stibbons and the UU senior faculty and there's half the story, the other half is Cohen the Barbarian and his silver hoard trying to stick one to the gods of the Discworld by returning fire to them, in the form of a huge bomb! The drawings are superb, even better than Faust Eric, and that's saying a lot. The moon dragons are a marvelous little diversion too, and the diagrams of the Kite's controls and the various types of Swamp Dragon are just stunning.  Let's hope there's another illustrated storybook, but a little sooner next time, please?