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The Colour Of Magic

(Discworld Novel 1)
By Terry Pratchett
Series: Discworld Novels
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In The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, join the inept wizard Rincewind and the naive tourist Twoflower on an adventurous journey across the whimsical and fantastical Discworld. They navigate through perilous encounters with mythical creatures and bizarre characters, all while attempting to escape impending danger at every turn. This novel marks the beginning of a humorous and satirical series set in a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle.
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You might enjoy this fantasy adventure if you love humorous and satirical storytelling. It's set in a wonderfully quirky world that parodies traditional fantasy tropes with wit and charm. With its eccentric characters and imaginative storytelling, it's perfect for fans of clever and playful narratives in the genre.

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The Colour Of Magic

Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the Discworld. Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant idiot.

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different.

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The Colour Of Magic introduces Twoflower, a tourist—the first ever seen on the Discworld. To Rincewind, a wizard, tourist means idiot.

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own but looks completely different. It plays by different rules and certainly refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers.

But just because the Disc is different doesn't mean that some things don't stay the same. Its very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the arrival of the first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. However, when the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries and, well, Death is a spectacularly inept wizard, a little logic might turn out to be a very good idea.

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Terry Pratchett is celebrated for his unique blend of humour and fantasy, drawing comparisons to classic British comedy. The Colour of Magic is praised for its clever parody of history and mythology while remaining inadvertently educational on various subjects. Pratchett is noted as one of the finest humourists in English literature today.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780552152921

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Corgi Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 201g

Pages: 288

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Marnie's Top Reads Penguin Books Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Discworld Novels Terry Pratchett

About the Author

Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.

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