Joel A reviewed The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (The Discworld series)
Shaggy but fun
4 stars
OK, the plot had enormous confusing holes but it was amusing all the way through on a scene-by-scene level.
7h 58m
Published by Penguin Audio.
The Colour of Magic
Discworld, #1
4 stars
(1 review)
Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. 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.
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. Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.
And the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge....
Subjects
- Discworld (Imaginary place)
- Fiction
- Romans
- Merveilleux
- Fantasy
- Samuel Vimes (Fictitious character)
- Rincewind
- Twoflower (fictional characters)
- parody
- humour
- Dollhouses
- Doll furniture
- Miniature objects
- Collectors and collecting
- Miniature dolls
- Fiction, humorous
- Fiction, fantasy, general
- Discworld (imaginary place), fiction
- Fiction, humorous, general
- Rincewind the wizard (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, satire
- Geographical myths