Who would have believed back in 1985 that this first introduction into the madcap Discworld which satirised fantasy novels and introduced us to some fantastic characters would turn into the Discworld series numbering some forty works. If you have wondered where to start in this huge series (which need not be read in order) then start here and read The Light Fantastic straight after it. They are great books.
A "Piece of Passion" from the publisher...
‘The very first novel in what turned into the celebrated, magisterial Discworld series, this novel was first published by Corgi in 1985. Although the more recent novels in the series have become more layered, satirical and thoughtful (number thirty-seven, Unseen Academicals, is the most recent) The Colour of Magic must remain one of my all-time favourites, for its soaring inventiveness, sparky parody and madcap humour – and for introducing us in the first place to that flat World so very different from, yet so very like our own. ' Marianne Velmans, Publishing Director at Transworld
Books in The Discworld Novels Series:
1. The Colour of Magic
3. Equal Rites
4. Mort
5. Sourcery
6. Wyrd Sisters
7. Pyramids
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
18. Maskerade
19. Feet of Clay
20. Hogfather
21. Jingo
23. Carpe Jugulum
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
33. Going Postal
34. Thud!
35. Wintersmith
36. Making Money
39. Snuff
40. Raising Steam
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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. Certainly it 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. But if 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...
The Colour of Magic features in the following genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Humorous Fiction, Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
The Colour of Magic is available in Paperback, Hardback, CD-Audio
The Colour of Magic was written by Terry Pratchett and published by Corgi Books an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd
The Colour of Magic has 286 pages
Yes it is part of Discworld Novels series
£9.89
