Is it expertly crafted, the work of an accomplished author? No. Is it as funny as they say, will you gasp for breath while laughing uncontrollably? No. Is it remarkable, incredible, the best thing you will ever read? No. Is this an epic beginning to this iconic series so loved and cherished that it's considered a national treasure in Britain? No. There's an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE of the planet.įirst, let's get the elephant in the room out of the way. On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. (P) ISIS Publishing Ltd, 1995 © Terry Pratchett, 1983 Cover Illustration © Josh Kirby (P) Penguin Audio 2007I've decided to review the first two books, "The Color of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic" together since they both follow the same characters and storyline. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards. Please note: This is a vintage recording. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series. Unfortunately, the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries and, well, Death, is a spectacularly inept wizard. The Disc's very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. It plays by different rules.īut then, some things are the same everywhere. Particularly as it's carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). 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. The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is. NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS
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