Eric

Name: Eric
Rating: 4.11 (82763 reviews)
Author: Terry Pratchett

Discworld • Book 9

by Terry Pratchett

Narrated by Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

4.11 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)

★ 3.79 Goodreads (82.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (441)

3h 58m Released 2022 Fantasy

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Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz, and Colin Morgan united for a four-hour Pratchett Faust parody — somehow that's exactly the right level of overkill.

Great if you want: a quick, sharp Discworld hit with Rincewind chaos
Listening experience: breezy and fast — comedic timing carries every scene
Narration: three distinct voices that lean perfectly into the absurdist ensemble
Skip if: you want a full-weight Discworld novel, not a slim novella

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About This Audiobook

Eric is Discworld's only demonology hacker — a teenager with a bad attitude and three wishes who accidentally summons Rincewind, the most incompetent wizard in existence, along with the Luggage, a homicidal travel accessory with its own agenda. What follows is a chaotic tour through space, time, and several versions of hell, all of which manage to be worse than expected. Terry Pratchett's ninth Discworld novel sends up Faustian legend with gleeful absurdity.

This production features a full cast including Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, and Bill Nighy, bringing Pratchett's comic grotesque to vivid life with distinct, layered performances. At just under four hours, it's a brisk, inventive listen — the kind of adaptation that uses audio's dramatic range to amplify the chaos in ways a single narrator could not. An excellent entry point into Discworld's comic cosmos.