![]() ![]() ![]() The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. 'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times 'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.Īnd the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge. ![]() 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. 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. Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. Following Chortle's instructions I get as far as the disc. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination. Hmm, I'm stuck on install - very new to all this so I could have missed something fundamental. Particularly as it’s carried through space on the back of a giant turtle. 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. NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS Synopsis In the beginning there was a turtle. ![]()
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