Written by Terry Pratchett

Number 1 in Discworld Number 1 in Discworld: Rincewind

Publisher: Colin Smythe
Pages: 285
Genre: Fantasy, Humour
Published: 1983-11-24
Original Language: English

On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. 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 on the planet...

Read from 2015-01-03 to 2015-01-11
Read in English
Rating: 4/5
Review: I’ve arrived at the gates of Discworld, and so far it looks like a pretty inviting place. The Colour of Magic has a very promising start. It is, of course, funny. Not entirely effortlessly so, the jokes seem a little forced at times, but not that often. Just consistently enough for it to be slightly jarring at times. Under all the jokes there is also a story, and it begins very well. Strangely enough it seemed like the story just stopped after a while, and the rest of the book felt like a bunch of situations just thrown together more or less arbitrarily. In a way the story itself gives an indication to why this might be, but that didn’t stop it from feeling rather disjointed. It was never very hard to follow what was going on, but convincing myself not to keep grasping for a sense of context became a real challenge. Maybe I need to read more of the Pratchett books to get that context. I do hope Discworld gets better, and I’m sure it does. The universe is very promising, and the style of writing alone is enough to induce constant smiling with occasional spells of chuckling. I did like this book, but I’m also a little disappointed for my main takeaway from The Colour of Magic to be “the next book might be very good!”