My official “desert island books” list has increased by one: Cugel’s Saga, by Jack Vance. It’s a world of mendacious Dungeons & Dragons characters, all sounding like they came from a Wodehouse novel, and I keep re-reading it every few months.

Note: This book is also sold under its alternate title, Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight. It’s the same thing.