The Colour Of Magic
The first book in Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld series
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4.3 • 55 Ratings
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- $10.99
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Publisher Description
NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS
'It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination . . .'
Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course.
Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.
And the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge . . .
'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian
'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times
The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
Customer Reviews
Phantasmagoric
A great fantasy and yet so real. The unbelievable died and reincarnated as the undeniable, died again and had its ashes sprinkled over this book. Never have I read a work of fiction with so much stretching — and believed it. The form, the place, the body, and the story are all quite magical. As is the Colour. Death himself will collect this story, at the end of it all. 💫
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