![]() ![]() ![]() HIGHLY recommended, and if I could adore Pratchett anymore than I already do, I would. The Colour of Magic On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. Boy was I ever wrong.įrom the Big Bang Hypothesis, to the Cliffhanger ending, I was teeheeing and snorting through the entire clever, funny, action-packed and reference-rich tale. Like the books, the reading order is rather convoluted, so theoretically I'm starting with #1, then persisting with some sort of chronological reading order, within the general story arcs.Ī part of me expected this to be a weak entry in Discworld, given that it is book #1, and as a general rule, I've found initial books-in-series to lack development. I figured it was high time I started at the (sort of) beginning. 264 quotes from The Color of Magic (Discworld, 1 Rincewind, 1): Death, although of course completely eyeless, watched Rincewind disappearing with wha. Since then, I've read several books in the Discworld series. 1 Review Lists Related Books Last edited by JeneeWhitney J History Edit An edition of The Colour of Magic (1983) The colour of magic by Terry Pratchett 3. Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels. A tale from the first two books of Terry Pratchetts fantasy series 'Discworld'. A cowardly wizard is roped into a life of adventure. It took me quite awhile to figure that out, and to read anything in the Pratchett-universe. Read 11,405 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 3.99 350219 ratings (Goodreads) The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Setting The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants Berilia, Tubul, Great TPhon and Jerakeen who themselves stand on the shell of Great ATuin, a gigantic star turtle. The Color of Magic: With David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, Jeremy Irons. Some of the ideas, being very Gaimanesque, led me to the rest of Gaiman's books, but the snarky, playful humor is (mostly) all Pratchett. The first thing I ever read by him was Good Omens, which of course, he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
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