Terry Pratchett - The Last Continent!

This would have to be my favorite Discworld novel! Probably because I am Australian, but it is just so well done.

When the librarian of the Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork gets sick the wizards discover that they are unable to use their magic on the sick orangutan without his real name!

There is one who might know the true name of the library ape, Rincewind! This poses a problem as Rincewind, who is now known as 'Strewth', is now living in a dirt hole in the outback of the last continent of the Discworld. A continent 'girt by sea' and thousands of years in the past.

The wizards travel to the continent known as EcksEcksEcksEcks, and set out to find Rincewind.

Mean while, Rincewind is befriended by Scrappy, the talking Kangaroo. Scrappy tells Rincewind that it is his destiny to restore the past and bring back the rains to the bone dry land!

Being no stranger to 'destiny' and all it brings, Rincewind does what he believes to be the right thing. He runs!

His freedom is short lived however as he is soon captured by a short tempered dwarf named Mad. After narrowly escaping an attack by some out back thugs in supercharged emu carts, Mad takes him to Dijabringabeeralong. An out back town made up of one road, a Pub and run by a crocodile named Dongo!

The night is passed with drinking, gambling and sword bearing giants spouting the phrase 'You call that a knife? This Is a knife!' In the morning Rincewind not only has a sore head but also is reunited with Scrappy, his kangaroo stalker whom only he can see. And then when he leaves Dijabringabeeralong on his way to the city of Bugerup he is set upon by Drop Bears!

The wizards seem to forget about finding Rincewind, instead enjoying the food, drink and cigarettes that seem to appear whenever wished for, while coming to terms with the idea of being in the past and trying to figure out how to get back to Anhk-Morpork.

In their travels they come across God, hard at work molding, assembling and drawing the creatures that he creates. in true Unseen University fashion the manage to baffle and befriend god. The hard working God in the outback has a heavy workload, largely due to the fact that he is oblivious of sex and the ability for animals to reproduce, which the wizards rectify! After accidentally inventing surfing while escaping a storm and creating the platypus with their poor artwork, they head to Bugerup and meet up with Rincewind.

Rincewind is framed by tin helmet wearing bush rangers and after escaping the gallows, meets a sly, meet pie selling Kangaroo named Dibbler! (The kangaroo 'cousin' of Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler of Anhk-Morpork). It end with the wizards reuniting and making their dramatic way home!