Fantasy
The Colour of Magic
The first Discworld novel follows Rincewind, a cowardly failed wizard, who is hired to guide the first tourist the flat world has ever seen. The pair stumble through danger, gods and dragons across a flat world carried on the back of a turtle.
- First published
- 1983
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a silly, quick, joke-packed fantasy parody and enjoy episodes more than a single plot.
Skip this if you want a polished story, since this early book is more a string of gags and wandered into by later ones improving.
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