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The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizard 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 The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies. Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination. 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. The Colour of Magic is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series. NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBCS 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELSIt was octarine, the colour of magic. 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. It was alie and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination…’ Interestingly names as one of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring novels. Introducing the new look for The Colour of Magic, the first book in the series. The Witches series were the first to get the treatment, now it’s the turn of the Wizards. Transworld is releasing new editions of Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels.