The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Colour of Magic (Rincewind/The wizards, #1) (Discworld, #1)

by Terry Pratchett

Since the publication of this title in 1983, Pratchett's Discworld series now has many best-selling titles in print, every one of which has received rapturous reviews. "The plot is so ridiculous and so much fun that it shouldn't be revealed in a serious

Reviewed by ibeforem on

3 of 5 stars

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I’ve known about this series for a long time, and since we have almost all of them on mp3, I figured I should give them a shot.

It’s what I would consider quintessential Pratchett. Fantasy, with more than a touch of satire. I liked it, though it took me a little while to get into it. The pace of Twoflower and Rincewind’s adventure finally picked up about halfway through. Part of the blame goes to the audio production — pauses in the book weren’t delineated very well. I’ll continue the series, but with some time between each book.

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