Rincewind insists he cannot grant wishes with the snap of his fingers, and discovers to his horror that snapping his fingers really does work. Eric's demands are renewed he makes three wishes of Rincewind. The arrival of Rincewind's Luggage causes Eric to suspect deceit on Rincewind's part. Rincewind is disheartened to learn that the spells to confine the demon summoned are working on him Eric's parrot tells him that because he was summoned as a demon, he is subject to the same terms. He is disappointed when Rincewind tells him he is unable to deliver any of these things, and embarrassed when Rincewind sees through his disguise. Rincewind wakes in a strange place, having been summoned to a house in Pseudopolis by the thirteen-year-old demonologist, Eric Thursley, who wants the mastery of all kingdoms, to meet the most beautiful woman who ever existed, to live forever, and to be given a chest of gold "to be getting on with". In other Discworld stories, such as Small Gods, the afterlife is different or non-existent according to personal belief rather than divine judgement.Īfter magical disturbances occur throughout Ankh-Morpork, the wizards of Unseen University perform the Rite of AshkEnte to ask Death what is behind them before being asked the question, Death informs them that it is Rincewind.
The Discworld version of Hell or Pandemonium exists simply because some people believe that it exists for them. The story is a parody of the tale of Faust, and follows the events of Sourcery in which the Wizard Rincewind was trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions. (The page headers, however, continued to alternate between Faust and Eric.) It was later reissued as a normal paperback without any illustrations, and in some cases, with the title given on the cover and title pages simply as Eric. It was originally published in 1990 as a " Discworld story", in a larger format than the other novels and illustrated by Josh Kirby.
Eric, stylized as Faust Eric, is the ninth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett.
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