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Discworld Series Color Of Magic [Mass Market Paperback]

Terry Pratchett (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)

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Release Date: April 20 1989 | Series: Discworld

The beginning of the hilarious and irreverent series that has more than 80 million copies worldwide, The Color of Magic is where we meet tourist Twoflower and wizard guide Ricewind, and follow them on their always-bizarre journeys.

A writer who has been compared to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams, Sir Terry Pratchett has created a complex, yet zany world filled with a host of unforgettable characters who navigate around a profound fantasy universe, complete with its own set of cultures and rules.

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“Ingenious, brilliant, and hilarious.” (Washington Post) --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

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"One of the best, and one of the funniest English authors alive:
-Independent --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic silliness Sep 1 2005
By wiredweird
Format:Paperback
If you haven't travelled Pratchett's Discworld yet, you're not alone. Mr. Twoflowers hasn't travelled it yet, and he lives there. Feel free to join him and his reluctant guide, Rincewind, as they sample Discworld's dives, tavern brawls, dragons, assassins, pirates, and a charming assortment of near-death experiences.

Twoflowers has the tourist's implacable confidence that every demonic temple, every hero with a magic sword, every brigand, and every catastrophe of nature was placed and scheduled for his amusement - and will hold still for a picture. He's also quite convinced that, as a tourist, he's immune to any possible harm.

That premise give Pratchett's comic genius plenty to work with. Even Death - the Reaper himself - is just a straight man in this world. (There's also The Luggage, but I'll let you discover that for yourself.)

This is the first book in a long-lived series, and gets it off to a great start. I have to warn you, though, there's no such thing as one Pratchett book. Even one is enough to cause addiction.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to Discworld! It's like Monty Python meets The Hobbit Nov 29 2012
By Koopa90
Format:Paperback
What an insane book.
For the first 40 pages I had no idea who was who or what was what. And by the end, Im still not entirely sure.
One minute we're in a city, then inside a tree... a temple. Now we're flying on Dragons! No sorry, we're on an Airplane.
Conversations with DEATH? "Your not DEATH. Piss Off"
*Ka-Boom!*

"... And Now For Something, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT"
~ John Cleese

This book really is a hoot. There is a major lack of solid story, which is why I compare it to Monty Python.
Throughout the entire book, I saw in my mind RINCEWIND, the Wizard as John Cleese.
Its not about reaching a goal, "We start an adventure ... Action ... we reach the end. THE END"
Its more about the adventure and the laughs and the total, mind boggling crazy crap that goes on throughout every single page of this absolutely bonkers novel.

Do I recommend this book?
Im not sure, it depends on what kind of person you are.
Though if you are a fan of that British charm that comes with TV Classics like, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Dads Army, Red Dwarf, Black Adder and such, then this is definitely a book worth a read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love It. Sep 29 2010
By Mark Twain
Format:Paperback
It's awesome satire. Satire at it's best. Well done Terry Pratchett.The Color of Magic: A Discworld Novel
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets fantasy
The title of my review pretty much says it all. This is a whitty, satirical book like the Hitchiker series, only it draws upon fantasy cliches and ideas. Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. Volk
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone
I generally like fantasy literature. The fact that there are so many novels in the Discworld series amazed me so I tried to give a try to the first book of the series. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2010 by S. Lavigne
4.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding !
"The Color of Magic" is the first book in Terry Pratchett's hugely popular Discworld Series. He has gone on to win the Carnegie Medal for "The Amazing Maurice and his Educated... Read more
Published on Jan 26 2007 by Craobh Rua
4.0 out of 5 stars Behold the Discworld
In The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett introduces us to the Discworld, a flat planet held aloft by four great elephants, all of which ride on the back of the cosmic turtle called... Read more
Published on Jun 15 2006 by Daniel Jolley
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic silliness
If you haven't travelled Pratchett's Discworld yet, you're not alone. Mr. Twoflowers hasn't travelled it yet, and he lives there. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2005 by wiredweird
3.0 out of 5 stars Colorful "Magic"
Terry Pratchett is now a publishing superstar, thanks to his witty, wonky Discworld series. But the Discworld series didn't start off on such good ground. Read more
Published on Sep 9 2005 by E. A Solinas
5.0 out of 5 stars A marveouls satiric Fantasy
This is a great book by many things, for one, the whole world and characters are a cartoon of our own world and beliefs, and then Pratchett uses simple, intriguing plots without... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2003 by Roberto Macías
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulously funny book that reminds me of Xanth books
Combine a great reader with a great author and you can't go wrong. The style of comedy employed in these books reminds me of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Read more
Published on Aug 22 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't read this one first
I don't think that this book should be the first in the series you read, even though it is the first book. Read more
Published on May 22 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginning to an equally great series!!
"The Color of Magic" is Terry Pratchett's introduction to the now near-famous-yet-delightfully-bizarre planet of Discworld. Read more
Published on May 20 2002 by Chess Heart
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