Interesting Times

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Interesting Times

First edition
Author	Terry Pratchett
Cover artist	Josh Kirby
Language	English
Series	Discworld 17th novel – 5th Rincewind story
Subject	Imperial China, sakoku Characters: Rincewind, Twoflower, The Luggage, Cohen the Barbarian Locations: Agatean Empire
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Victor Gollancz Ltd
Publication date	1994
ISBN	0-575-05800-5
Preceded by	Soul Music
Followed by	Maskerade

Interesting Times is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. It is the seventeenth book in the Discworld series and is set in the Aurient (a fictional analogue of the Orient).^[1]

The title refers to the English expression, "may you live in interesting times", which is typically presented as a translation from a traditional Chinese curse.