The Colour of Magic

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Author(s):

Terry Pratchett

First Pub:

1983

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Humor; Satire

Word Count:

65,113

First Read:

2016

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 4

1 - The Colour of Magic

2 - The Sending of Eight

3 - The Lure of the Wyrm

4 - Close to the Edge

Internal ID:

1782

Series:

The Light Fantastic

Discworld*

#1 of 41

Discworld*

A series of humorous fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett.

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1) The Colour of Magic
2) The Light Fantastic
3) Equal Rites
4) Mort
5) Sourcery
6) Wyrd Sisters
7) Pyramids
8) Guards! Guards!
9) Eric
10) Moving Pictures
11) Reaper Man
12) Witches Abroad
13) Small Gods
14) Lords and Ladies
15) Men at Arms
16) Soul Music
17) Interesting Times
18) Maskerade
19) Feet of Clay
20) Hogfather
21) Jingo
22) The Last Continent
23) Carpe Jugulum
24) The Fifth Elephant
25) The Truth
26) Thief of Time
27) The Last Hero
28) The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
29) Night Watch
30) The Wee Free Men
31) Monstrous Regiment
32) A Hat Full of Sky
33) Going Postal
34) Thud!
35) Wintersmith
36) Making Money
37) Unseen Academicals
38) I Shall Wear Midnight
39) Snuff
40) Raising Steam
41) The Shepherd's Crown

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Dedication:

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First Sentence:

In a distant and secondhand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly, the curling star mists waver and part...

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

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Added: 14-Jun-2015

Last Updated: 11-Dec-2023

29-Jan-2013

Harper

Date Issued:

29-Jan-2013

Cover Price:

$9.99

Pages*:

277

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1672

Publisher:

Harper

ISBN:

0-062-22567-7

ISBN-13:

978-0-062-22567-2

Country:

United States

Language:

English

"INGENIOUS, BRILLIANT, AND HILARIOUS."
Washington Post

Imagine, if you will...

a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. In truth, the Discworld is not so different from our own. Yet, at the same time, very different... but not so much.

In this, the maiden voyage through Terry Pratchett's divinely and recognizably twisted alternate dimension, the well-meaning but remarkably inept wizard Rincewind encounters something hitherto unknown in the Discworld: a tourist! Twoflower has arrived, Luggage by his side, to take in the sights and, unfortunately, has cast his lot with a most inappropriate tour guide - a decision that could result in Twoflower's becoming not only Discworld's first visitor from elsewhere... but quite possibly, portentously, its very last. And, of course, he's brought Luggage along, which has a mind of its own. And teeth.

Unadulterated fun... Witty, frequently hilarious."
San Fancisco Chronicle

"[Pratchett is] an achingly funny fantasist who specializes on creating magical worlds just different enough from ours that the simililarities stand out at unexpected angles."
Charlotte Observer

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Notes and Comments:

I've wanted to read these books for a long time but never really got around to it. I picked this up after watching the movie.

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Author(s)

Terry Pratchett
Birth: 28 Apr 1948 Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Death: 12 Mar 2015 Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

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