I'm slowly working my way round the few Pratchett books I have left to read, and as this one had been kicking around on my shelf for about seven years now I thought it was about time I read it! It does not and cannot compare to STP's later works, especially the majority of the Discworld books, but reminds me a lot of The Colour of Magic in style and purpose. Also nice to see appearances of some things that would be important in his later books, such as Datum Universe, Small Gods, Hogswatch and Soul Cake Tuesday!