The colour of magic

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Terry Pratchett: The colour of magic (Hardcover, 1994, ISIS)

Hardcover, 261 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 1994 by ISIS.

ISBN:
978-1-85695-364-1
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4 stars (3 reviews)

Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.

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A fantasy world for the irreverent

5 stars

This is the first of Pratchett's Discworld series. I have read and enjoyed others in the setting but had never read this one. In case you are new to it, the discworld is literally a disc-shaped world being carried through space on the backs of four elephants, which are standing on a great tortoise. As you can tell, the rules are all different in this world. If you are looking for deep history and fully formed fantasy languages keep looking. If you want a laugh-out-loud fun romp, open this happy tome.

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • FIC
  • FIC009000
  • Fantasy - Series
  • Fantasy - General