Three wishes

Let’s play the “You get three wishes” game. (And, yes, "ixnay on the wishing for more wishes.") Here is the challenge:  Can you craft a wish which cannot be subverted? Terry Pratchett’s novel, Eric, is, like all Discworld novels, a mash-up parody of innumerable other things. In this case, the primary objects of mockery are Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, Homer, the Aztecs, and Dante.  As with all Discworld novels, it is marvelous fun. In the novel Eric tries to summon a demon so he can … [Read more...] about The Wishing Game