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The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic were Pratchett's first two Discworld books before Pratchett realized there really WAS a Discworld. They are straight parodies of the fantasy genre. In The Colour of Magic, the first novella is set in a sword and sorcery setting, the second is more Lo ...

47. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (**) Meh. It just didn't do it for me. Unfortunately, this book has been recommended to me so many times by well-meaning friends who know of my love of absurd British humor that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype. It suffers from The Hithhiker's Gu ...

Home for Christmas and thus reading my mother's books. Just tried the first Discworld, The Color of Magic, and never got into it at all. Fortunately, I have already read four of the later books in the series and thus know that it gets better. She also has the second, The Light Fantastic, so I ...

... by Richard Matheson - short story was made into a few movies, figure the other short stories might be good too! The color of magic by Terry Pratchett because I loved Good Omens and am finally getting around to Disc World instead of just Neil's stuff. Although I did see ...

... tchett Another fun Discworld book. This is my favorite, so far, of the books starring Rincewind. It's a lot funnier than The Color of Magic or The Light Fantastic. Also, the Luggage plays a big role in this book, and I absolutely adore the Luggage. Funny, light, escape reading. Four stars. ...

35. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Lords and Ladies was one of my favorites too, but I loved Wyrd Sisters even more. We got the DVD of The Color of Magic and now my 12 year old is a Discworld fan. He listened to the audio of it as well and of Eric.

... time for a re-read?!), and I also loved his collaboration with Nick Gaiman, Good Omens. Or start at the beginning with The Colour of Magic... It's all good!

... I just loved the plays on Midsummer Night's Dream. I do kind of want to go back and start from the beginning. I even own Color of Magic so I have no excuse at all.

The Colour of Magic

#59 Small Gods by Terry Pratchett I am enjoying the Discworld books more and more. A friend of mine read The Color of Magic but could not get interested. Then she realised how many books there are in the series and decided not to read anymore. I told her, as I tell you, that all the ...

... that, particularly with the later books, you do get more out of them if you have. My problem with that is that, for me, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic (the first two) aren't the best and you may be put off. That said, there are others who do like them the most, so... M ...

I started at the beginning The colour of magic. The fun part of starting at the beginning, is that you see the development of the series and several characters (Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax). You will also see the development of the nations and cultures on the Discworld and especially of Ankh Morp ...

The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett

... :: Personally I like to read series in their order of publication. The first Discworld book, chronologically speaking, is The Color of Magic, so I started with that one. That's just my preference, though, and I know other people have different systems that work for them.

A: Bleak House - Charles Dickens (11/11/09) The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett (21/9/09) Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey (4/11/09) E: Frost in May - Antonia White (17/10/09) Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett (1/10/09) H: Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett (3 ...

205. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett I liked this one more than The Colour of Magic. I enjoyed the plot and some of the subsidiary characters, and I love the Luggage, but Rincewind is still less appealing to me than some of the other characters. 4/5.

The Color of Magic?

... Deputy Undersecretary for Homeland Security's Sleep-Deprived Personal Trainer, I'm buying it. Anyway... 202. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett The first Discworld book, and very different to the others. Rincewind the failed wizard and Twoflower the Discworld's first ...

Finished The Color of Magic today. Pretty enjoyable. Strongly reminded me of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy--satire with a huge helping of absurdity. I may read more Discworld books, if I get in the mood for light and fluffy reading. Next up: I'm not sure. I'll probably keep to ...

Well, I gave in to the temptation to hurry up my TBR reading and started The Color of Magic. My copy is 183 pages long and I'm already up to page 150 or so. Once I'm finished with that (hopefully today or this weekend at least), I'll only be two books behind the one-book-a-month pace. I know ...

... do that after I've read all the books the way I'm reading them now. I happen to be one of those folks who really enjoyed The Color of Magic.

... reading... I may get back to something more serious eventually! Or not. Meanwhile, I've finished: 83. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett It had been a long time since I'd visited Discworld, and after hanging out around here enough, I was eager to go back again, and ...

... that I half of the books that I have read have been Terry Pratchett books. Anyway, I want to eventually go back and read The Colour of Magic because I just watched the movie on Netflix and really enjoyed it.

I'll second that; The Colour of Magic is a dud. I think that the Witches series is the easiest to start with but don't bother with Equal Rites to start with, like The Colour of Magic it is a bit different. I think that Wyrd Sisters is the first proper witch one... Mort is the first ...

... (Maybe I'm just trying his dud ones...) fairy-whispers, don't read the Discworld series in order, because the first (The Colour of Magic) is, frankly, a bit of a dud. I'd recommend one of the early Death ones - Mort is the first, I think - or one of the first with the Guard - would that ...

... read The Bromeliad trilogy starting with Truckers, before I had any idea who Terry Pratchett was. I started with The Colour of Magic when it first came out and then devoured each in the series in succession. There are a couple of the last ones in the disc world series that I haven't ...

... - it would have been better if I had read Mort first so that I would have some background. I agree with you about The Colour of Magic. It doesn't seem to fit in with the other books and it is the only one of Pratchett's books which I don't re-read every so often.

I tried to start with The Color of Magic but just couldn't get into it so I put aside Pratchett's novels for months before deciding to try again. This time I started with Monstrous Regiment and basically got hooked and I haven't look back since.

... I'm thinking maybe I'll substitute an "All Aboard" category for the Discworld one. On the other hand, I did read and enjoy The Color of Magic, and I'd love to read the rest of the series...argh, I can't decide! Thoughts? If I do decide to change categories, here are the books I'm thinking of ...

8 books one for each colour of magic books with a colour theme or title and of course a reread of the Colour of magic by Terry Pratchett 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Potentials: The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange) Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong

... Many readers like some series and others not so much. For example, I rather dislike the Rincewind series (e.g. The Colour of Magic) and probably wouldn't bother to buy it if he wrote another. On the other hand, I love the Guards series (e.g. Night Watch). Or, you might try ...

... must say I am enjoying it and should have it finished by the end on the weekend. Then I must get to finish my re-reading of The Colour of Magic and also finish Wintersmith. Probably then start Temeraire: Throne of Jade or even Twilight leaving a couple David Eddings books to finish of ...

I also read them in the order they were written, but I want to warn you that The Light Fantastic is, imho, poorer than The Colour of Magic and so you will probably not enjoy that so much either! Just thought you should know :)

... a few more of the Prachett novels. I want to read them in the order they were written for some reason. I had heard that The Color of Magic was considered weaker. I am intrigued enough to continue. I think I will like the Death and Witches novels the best too. Thank you for the nudge to read ...

Just want to say don't give up on Terry Pratchett!! I am one of the few that really enjoyed The Colour of Magic but most people find it a definite weaker one. There is a reading guide showing the start of the various sub series within his collection of works. If you like Good Omens, I ...

The Color of Magic?

... to say, one of my favorite science fiction novels to date. Of course, I haven't read that many yet. :o) Edit: Starting The Color of Magic tonight.

147. 11. Men at Arms 148. 12. Feet of Clay 149. 13. Mort 150. 14. Reaper Man 151. 15. The Color of Magic 152. 16. Lords and Ladies 153. 17. Making Money (reread)

I've just started The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Pratchett's Discworld series was recommended to me for its humor. I am a little apprehensive as everyone who reads Pratchett tells me that it is not good to start with the first book he wrote in the series. Of course, no one is in ...

... also the title of a DVD adaptation of the book Calm mentioned. (That's not strictly true. The adaptation covers two books: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, its sequel.) I'm still very, very new to Kage Baker, Anastasia. (As in, this is the second book of hers I've read.) Which ...

The Colour of Magic is an early Discworld book by Terry Pratchett. IMO if you want to read Discworld skip the first two, they have a different feel to the later books.

I had the same reaction to The Color of Magic but have not yet gone on to the next in the series. I hate to give up on Pratchett since so many people here on LT rave about his books. I'll try again someday.

#37 Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett This was definately and introductory book. I can see the potential in the series, but this book was not great. I am sure I will read a couple more, since so many rave about it. I am sure there is something there. I liked Good Omens so I know the ...

It probably isn't it--too obvious--but it sounds like an introductory statement--The Colour of Magic?

I got Bookmooches today! The Color of magic by Terry Pratchett Purity of Blood by Arturo Perez-Reverte Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot yeah!

I got Bookmooches today! The Color of magic by Terry Pratchett Purity of Blood by Arturo Perez-Reverte Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot yeah!

"We'll fight to the death," he said. "Yours." The Colour of Magic by Sir Terry Pratchett "What happens next?"

... and The Corpse in the Waxworks. I also ordered The Reluctant Widow and Don Quixote from Amazon, along with the DVD of The Color of Magic. I can't wait for those to come in!

... for laughs—often hilarious laughs. He parodies SF and Fantasy, but with intelligence. The first book in the series is The Color of Magic. And Linda, why are you being so nice to me?

More Tom Sharpe, such as Porterhouse Blue, would be an obvious recommendation. And have you tried Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic?

... to Mars. To all those above who have struggled with Terry Pratchett I add my name. I still have a battered copy of The colour of Magic around somewhere that I can't find now. I've tried to read it several times but can't get into it. However, recently I've started to take them on planes ...

85. Terry Pratchett, Colour of magic

Caspettee, I adore Terry Pratchett! I've only read a few of his books (The Colour of Magic, Mort, Reaper Man), but I'm working on Soul Music right now. It's becoming a bit of an addiction, I think. :)

... read some of the older Pratchetts so I thought I'd revisit the shoebox third from the left in the wardrobe and started with The Colour of Magic. Returning to The Colour of Magic I am reminded of a programme a while back (on Radio 4 if I recall) where it was said that this book's 4 sections ...

Color of Magic?

35 the Color of Magic This book was great. Pratchett has improved in terms of writing and feel of his world since CoM, but everything that makes the Discworld hilarious is here.

... short story collections. If you like Hitchiker's Guide, you might want to try some Terry Pratchett as well - like The Colour of Magic, Mort, Wyrd Sisters, or Guards! Guards!.

7. The Da Vinci Code (and have no desire to read it) 3. Terry Pratchett (but have The Colour of Magic in my library TBR, probably this year) ETA: Just for fun, I went down the first 100 or so of each list to see how many I'd read. The results: 28 of the top 100 books and 27 of the top 100 ...

... who is my favorite. perhaps not among the greatest 100 characters but amongst my favorites are 'the luggage' from the colour of magic and the light fantastic, death who appears in almost everything and granny weatherwax of wyrd sisters, witches abroad and equal rites all from ...

Set One Taste aside for the time being, its a reread anyway. Currently reading the Color of Magic, still working on Voyage of Slaves though I might set it aside. I'm also reading a book called By the Hand of Mormon, research for my thesis I'll be writing Fall semester of next year. Just got ...

#55: I know..I really enjoyed all of the Septimus Heape books and Cold Comfort Farm.. :) 31. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett rate: **** didn't really know what was going on at first..but began to enjoy it little later

... one interesting story. This was a fabulous second introduction in the Discworld series. I enjoyed it immensely more than The Color of Magic (though the cameo appearance by Rincewind made me laugh) and I have every intention of continuing to read the rest of the series. Sadly, Death's saga ...

... absent a little while), and everyone has pretty much already said everything you needed to hear. I actually really enjoyed The Colour of Magic, but then I was 11 when I read it... I stopped reading Discworld somewhere around Small Gods, although I'm bound to go back one day. Death and the Witc ...

... you don't really know, then they do lose something. If you know a lot of standard fantasy cliches then the original few colour of magic et al work well, but they are far from his best. moving pictures looks at Holywood and the film industry, small gods pokes fun at abrahamic religions, ...

the color of magic?

#177: I read The Color Of Magic earlier this year and liked it. I do hope the rest of the Discworld series will be a bit better though, otherwise I'm not sure I'll read them all.

flissp is right. The Color of Magic and The Light Fantastic were written as satire on specific fantasy stereotypes, so that each section of the first book, for example, is a takeoff on a different type of fantasy. This means they are parodies that by their nature are episodic. What happened ...

I have only read Color Of Magic! and I was not that impressed. I have been planning to pick up the next few books, but have not managed yet. I think that I will be like RebeccaAnn by continuing the series, but in very small doses.

... oh, and The Truth!!! THAT one made me laugh out loud a number of times. And I'll admit - I've never managed to finish Color of Magic!

... border:1px solid black src=http://www.librarything.com/picsizes/e3/d9/c6c0ce5c42086070c3a72a6cc671699c.jpg> The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett Rating: 4/5 I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens, so I thought I'd give Pratchett's Discworld ...

the Color of Magic Dragonflight Terrier Friends have been recommending Pratchett to me for ages, and I've finally started reading Discworld. Last Continent and Small Gods were both amazing. Can't wait to read this one. Dragonflight was another recommendation from some RL friends, and ...

The Color of Magic

... of one of the "subseries". Those three represent the starts of the Death, City Watch and Tiffany Aching groups. The Colour of Magic is the start of the Rincewind books. I'm not a Rincewind fan, but there are folks in this forum who definitely are. Equal Rites is the start of ...

... the Blood. Other good fantasy that I like is Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. It's very satirical and the first is The Color of Magic. Of course, there is Lord of the Rings, starting with The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien.

... picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)? Probably one of the Pratchett books, possibly The Colour of Magic 6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old? The Silver Brumby 7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year? I've ...

Colour of Magic?

... most like to see made into a movie? Shadow of the Wind 12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie? The Color of Magic they would just ruin the Discworld for me 13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character. After meeting David Sada ...

#142 - Oh, don't get me wrong, I quite like Colour of Magic! I'm only saying it's not really representative of the rest of his books, as you say yourself. I don't think Pratchett becomes truly pratchettish until maybe Mort. Before that, he's kinda like Douglas Adams in Discworld. #156 - I ...

... In Atlantis by Stephen King // 497 pages. 40. Verschroeide Ossobuco by Margherita Pasquini // 193 pages. 41. The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett // 200 pages. 42. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen // 350 pages. 43. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich // 300 pages. 44 ...

#141 Yet again Eliza, I am forced to defend The Colour of Magic as one of my favourite Terry Pratchett's. If you do decide to start with this, if you don't like it then some of the others are different so try another one.........but I really really love The Colour of Magic and defend it at ...

... of an old friend :) 3. I notice you didn't get to Pratchett in March - if you still intend to do so, don't start with The colour of magic - try Wyrd Sisters or Guards! Guards! instead. His first two books aren't an accurate example of the rest of the Discworld books - his style changes ...

Yes, The Color of Magic is first. I'm told that the Discworld books can be read in any order, but I wanted to start at the beginning. Here's a list of them in chronological order: billiejean in 50 Book Challenge : BJ reads 50+ in 2009 (Apr 13, 2009, 2:54pm)

I think that the first one is The Color of Magic. Is that the one that you read, Charlie? I am pretty sure that my daughter has that one. She has a number of those books but not necessarily in order of publication. I think that is the one that I will read first. If my daughter advises me ...

Book 41: The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett // 200 pages. The main character is an incompetent and cynical wizard named Rincewind. He involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist, Twoflower. Forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, they begin on a ...

Book 41: The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett // 200 pages. The main character is an incompetent and cynical wizard named Rincewind. He involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist, Twoflower. Forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, they begin on a ...

I have just finished The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett. This one was quite fun to read but some of the sentences were a little bit too long for my liking, so I had to read a few things more than once. Other than that is was a great, quick read! Will start in Pride and Prejudice by ...

I have just finished The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett. This one was quite fun to read but some of the sentences were a little bit too long for my liking, so I had to read a few things more than once. Other than that is was a great, quick read! Will start in Pride and Prejudice by ...

I finished The Colour of Magic in February (as part of Rincewind the Wizzard), and just now finding time to post a summary. Hope this is OK... The Colour of Magic is the tale of Rincewind, a wizard-wanna-be who flunked out of wizardry school, and Twoflower, Discworld’s first and only ...

kevmaloneBM ~ Will you reserve The Folding Star and The Color of Magic for me?

... to read things in order, but that's usually because they have a continuous plot that needs to be followed. i kinda assumed Discworld wasn't like that but i would feel wrong jumping in any old place. how many books do you think it would take from the first till they got really good?

... starting Discworld with equal rites though guards guards is another popular beginning or Mort. the actual first book colour of magic isn't that good compared to some of the others, it took Teery a few books to settle into his style. Other series I'm actively following Wars of light ...

Watched The Color of Magic on satelite ch. ION last night. It was pretty good & i want to get the DVD when it comes out! 8^)

Going way back to Terry Pratchett, I haven't read any of his Discworld series, they've definitely been bumped up on my TBR list. I own the first one, but with a series reaching somewhere along the lines of 40 or so books, I'm a bit intimidated on starting it...

The movie version of The Colour of Magic is going to be on the ION station (on our satelite system anyway) next Sunday Mar 22. Have it on my schedule already! 8^)

... In Atlantis by Stephen King // 497 pages. 40. Verschroeide Ossobuco by Margherita Pasquini // 193 pages. 41. The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett // 200 pages. 42. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen // 350 pages. 43. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich // 300 pages. 44 ...

I was restrained today - The Colour of Magic for Mum, to start filling in the gaps in her Discworld series, and a few books to add to our 'dream bookshop' stockpile... and just ONE for myself: Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice. Incredibly, I just wasn't in the mood!

Terry Pratchett's Discworld books would fit that description.

... It helps that I both read Hogfather and watched the DVD (for the first time) over Christmas. Did everyone see that The Colour of Magic is being televised on ION at the end of the month? I have to wait until I get home to my books to find a new quote.

just wanted to pipe in and say that if you don't enjoy Colour of Magic, don't give up on Terry Pratchett - while it's a good point to start, being the first Discworld and all, I'd say it's one of his less universally loved books... Re Good Omens, totally agree with your separate author ...

... It makes perfect sense. That's exactly what I was trying to express in my review. My Pratchett read is going to be The Colour of Magic as I've mooched it and I'm waiting for it to arrive. I've also mooched Good Omens and should get that this month I think but I don't want to read a co- ...

Hi Lisa, Thanks for the review of Rincewind the Wizzard. I tried The Colour of Magic a few years back and didn't finish it. I think I might try again since it sounds like the series gets better as it goes.

... here on LT, and had this book in my library for some years, so thought I would give it a try. This books includes The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery and Eric. The Colour of Magic is Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel. It introduces many characters that ...

... here on LT, and had this book in my library for some years, so thought I would give it a try. This book includes The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery and Eric. The Colour of Magic is Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel. It introduces many characters that ...

10. The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchett This is my first Pratchett book which, coincidentally, is the first Discworld book Pratchett wrote (in 1983). Boy, was it fun, even though all of the Pratchett experts say the next two dozen or so are much better than this one. But I have an odd quirk: ...

Thanks for the advice! Like I previously mentioned to Lisa, I've already mooched The Colour of Magic, so I am going to read it, but if I don't like it, I'll pick the first Witches or the first City Watch books next.

... a good feel for Pratchett for a start, though, read the first Witches book and the first City Watch book. As mentioned, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic were the two first Discworld books and written as parody, before Discworld got its soul, so to speak. And Sourcery was ...

Rincewind was the main character in Sourcery. Rincewind also featured in Colour of Magic, and The Light Fantastic, both of which were published before Sourcery. The cowardly hero has also featured in the books Eric, Interesting Times (no touchstone), Last Continent, Science of Discworl ...

The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic were the two earliest Discworld books by Terry Pratchett and they were basically parodies of basic elements of fantasy fiction. The first book is actually broken into sections that correspond to distinct types of fantasy. These two books are not ...

Well - give it a try. There was lots of funny stuff in The Colour of Magic, and Pratchett introduces characters that we see more of as we go, so it's important to have some character study I suppose. It's just that I didn't think there was much of a plot. But it's short....! If you can, I ...

hmmm... I just mooched The Colour of Magic about three days ago... I sure hope I will like it more than you did :(

Finished Rincewind the Wizzard this morning, a compilation of The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery and Eric. Planning on a thorough review a little later. For now, I will say that the quality of these 4 was erratic. I really liked The Light Fantastic and Sourcery - Eric ...

>23 It's not that I found Pratchet BAD, just... uninteresting. His humor at most got a little smile. I read The Color of Magic, Wyrd Sisters and one other I can't remember. Might have been Equal Rites.

... the red-lit road Rincewind glanced sideways at his travelling companion, currently trying hard to learn to ride a horse. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett in Rincewind the Wizzard

I started Rincewind the Wizzard last week, and finished The Colour of Magic. For my first Terry Pratchett, it was OK. I've started The Light Fantastic. I will certainly finish off the 4 books in this omnibus, and probably try another Pratchett series.

Or perhaps it is the Rimbow, the eight-coloured, world girdling rainbow that hovers in the mist-laden air over the Fall. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett in Rincewind the Wizzard

Just a minor correction the first discworld book is Colour of magic But it isn't any better (or worse) than Light fantastic. I also endorse Equal Rites as a starting point. L Space has a ...

... I am now reading Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace for my "Short Stories and Essays" category and The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett for my ''Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror" category. >52, RidgewayGirl, I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in English ...

5. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett Just a quick fun re-read after TwoFlower came up in a conversation. This is the first of the Discworld books and I don't think it's one of the best, but I do have a soft spot for TwoFlower and for the luggage of course. Has anyone else noticed ...

>30: dcozy Well, though I am a serious fan of Pratchett, I don't care for The Colour of Magic. We were just discussing the various "series" in the Discworld books and how people like one but not the other, while others feel vice-versa. Go to Message 172 & ff in loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Books dcozy Read in 2009 (Feb 6, 2009, 7:07pm)

#30 I felt the same way about The Color of Magic. I haven't been able to figure out what all the fuss is about. Maybe I, too, should try again. Dare I add that I also can't seem to get into books by the very popular Neil Gaiman. I tried American Gods and got about half way through, and ...

... a capital "W"—humor that drives his work, would seem to me to be Wodehouse's anointed successor. Having finished The Color of Magic, the first in the much-loved Discworld series, I have to say, however, that my reaction is the same as to the work of Bertie and Jeeves's begetter: a ...

Loads of people say don't start with The Colour of Magic but it remains one of my absolute favourites. I think as long as you start at the beginning of one of his 'mini-series' such as the City Watch books: Guards! Guards! is the first. Other 'beginnings' of series within the Discworld ...

... Night watch, so that's my favourite (until I pick up the next Discworld book anyway...) Least favourite - probably the colour of magic. It takes a few books for the characters and the settings to take on a life of their own.

I've only got Color of Magic not packed away. Moving is hell on my library. So...

... to me. It probably wouldn't mean a lot to anyone but a Vampire: the Masquerade player, but Clanbook: Tremere next to The Colour of Magic struck me as funny. You see, the Tremere are vampires who use magic...

See, I can never understand people saying that The Colour of Magic is among the weakest because it remains one of my absolute favourites, and one I have read time and time again. Admittedly, The Light Fantastic isn't up there with the best of them but I can't agree with The Colour of Magic ...

>150: The problem with reading Pratchett in chronological order is that the first few are really the weakest. I started The Colour of Magic three times over the years and dropped it as inferior (I still consider it pretty weak). In contrast, once Death became the main character, and the the Gua ...

... (finished 5/5/09) 3. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (finished 2/28/09) 4. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (finished 9/20/09) 5. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (finished 3/2/09) 6. The Blind Assassin ...

... we can get it in the US. I couldn't get Hogfather till it had been out a year or two. But am looking forward to it as itThe Colour of Magic was my first Discworld read. 8^)

... to reach both of my goal with about 4 hours left, with a total of 50 books and 15,026 pages! Hurrah! 1. Jan 2, 2008 The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (1983), 210p 2. Jan 3, 2008 The Collapsing Universe by Isaac Asimov (1977), 190p 3. Jan 5, 2008 Inherit the Stars by Ja ...

Books read during 2009: 1. Agincourt, Bernard Cornwell 2. Couldn't Keep It to Myself, Wally Lamb, (ed.) 3. The Mistress of the Art of Death, Ariana Franklin 4. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie 5. Ella M ...

Okay, I've finished The Colour of Magic and now I can't figure out if I want to go in order and do The Light Fantastic or go on to the first Death book which is...? Of course this is trying to fit in with A Study in Scarlet and maybe a P.G. Wodehouse or Rex Stout book and also Tales ...

... Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin * 5. Ringworld by Larry Niven * 6. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein 7. Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 8. Timescape by Gregory Benford 9. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury *

... A-Z, Peter Mayle - READING NOW. 01.19.09 Philippine Presidents, Rosario Mendoza Cortes (ed.) - READING NOW. 01.01.09 The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchett A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Madeleine L'Engle Many Waters, Madeleine L'Engle An Acceptable Time, Madeleine L'Engle American Gods ...

Going to finish The Colour of Magic today. Then I'll read Tales of Beedle the Bard...spread out over Christmas break. Also for Christmas I'm going to read A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Reading The Colour of Magic and just got The Tales of Beedle the Bard from the library! Ha...working for the library has major perks...like first dibs.

... I read a lot of books at the same time (and listen to them) and they all seem to have finished at the same time! 13. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Synopsis from Amazon: It is fantasy? No - it's a different and more eccentric reality, where the world is flat and ...

So as I was reading The Colour of Magic today I was realizing how annoyed I was getting at the gods and then I realized I didn't actually care. I mean, they're gods...who are we to complain? It was kind of like, "Well, what is there to do? Nothing really, just don't mind them." Just a random ...

Huzzah! The Colour of Magic has arrived...in perfect time. I just finished A Holiday for Murder and now I have something else to read.

... Chance 3 Curse the Dawn Cassandra Palmer #4 by Karen Chance out April 7,2009 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mages/Wizards 1 The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 2 The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon 3 The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon 4 The Far Kingdoms B ...

Still waiting on The Colour of Magic to get here from the other branch. They never do their paging lists very quickly. *grumble, grumble, grumble...*

... with one or two exceptions (Inherit the Stars stands out here). Here's my top 10, in no particular order: Fantasy: The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett The Chosen - Ricardo Pinto The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan Science Fiction: Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke Ptath ...

Come back all you Pratchett fans...I need people to discuss with. I haven't even read one of the books, but am awaiting The Colour of Magic from my library. I've seen The Hogfather and The Colour of Magic. I definitely had people giving me Cliff's notes as we watched or I would never have ...

... if you don't mind YA, I'd start with Wee Free Men, but there are a lot of options...just don't start with his first book (The Color of Magic). Something by Charles de Lint. Again, a lot of choices. Perhaps Mulengro or Moonheart. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. Sort of a ...

Ok well I am getting my list ready now! I have to change it because I had already started reading the books listed.....its alot easier that way to edit...when I get the books read I will put a little star next to it..that way you guys know I read it.

I read Harry, a history and started Stone Cold but lost my book. So I picked up The Colour of Magic at a comic book store and am loving it so far.

Unfortunately it looks like I forgot my copy of Stone Cold in class today. I picked up some new books and have started The Colour of Magic. I'm also thinking about re-reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone since I bought the paperbacks up to book 6.

... see debris drifting downstream in the yellow afternoon light towards the River Gate, a mere hundred yards downstream. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The comic book store I frequent has some used sci-fi and fantasy books for half off available. I grabbed 2 books today The Colour of Magic The Silmarillion Might be going to the bookstore to see if I can find anything else new to read, even though most of the books I've got haven't even ...

I'm on the Discworld in The Colour of Magic, watching Ankh-Morpork burn...

This month the new additions to my library would be Donald Davidson by Kirk Ludwig The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Tales of the Multiverse: Batman - Vampire by Doug Moench The Essential Davidson by Donald Davidson Donald Davidson by Marc A Joseph Batman: ...

... sat down and finished The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by Howard Phillips Lovecraft... now I started The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett on the other side of reading, there's Philosophy of Truth, this week I'll have to read some chapters from Approaches to Langu ...

'It's easy to operate,' said Twoflower, ignoring him. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

84. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Loved it.

... on just seven (because I ran out of money and also because my friends were outside waiting for me.) Going Postal & The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (I have the entire series on e-book form, but I like holding my books.) The Moo ...

I'm working on The Light Fantastic and The Colour of Magic, but I guess they're technically re-reads :) I have so much to read for class - scenes, plays, ect - that I feel like trying to read anything more than brain candy is just too much.

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror: 1. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 2. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 3. Heart-shaped Box by Joe Hill 4. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

hmmm. I know that i've read it but stuffed if i can recall which one. #252 sounds like the trunk. The Colour of Magic ? kicks touchstaines

Finished #40 The Color of Magic. Only 10 more to go!!!

... never heard about her, must try. Come to grief by Francis, Dick, for gift Break in by Francis, Dick, for gift The colour of magic by Pratchett, Terry, my second book of Pratchett. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Haddon, Mark, this one is for gift, I loved ...

... is a great book, and although it is late in hte series, was a good intro to the series. I'd read Light Fantastic and Color of Magic previously, but they hadn't hooked me on the series, so I wouldn't recommend starting there.

>2 reading_fox I would agree with you as to Light Fantastic which loses its way somewhat, but I personally think The Colour of Magic is brilliant........and wouldn't have started anywhere else for knowledge about Ankh Morpork etc...... The series does get deeper and deeper, but as a ...

I checked out a bunch from the library today - The Light Fantastic and The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, Lighthousekeeping and The World and Other Places by Jeanette Winterson, beethoven was one-sixteenth black (sorry, no touchstone) by Nadine Gordim, Special Topics in Calamity Physic ...

... strongest novels, but it is still eminently readable and enjoyable if you have the time to really savor it. **** 17. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (11/1/08) This book is almost unrecognizable from what I've come to see as "The Discworld". Pratchett's style has evolved so ...

Re-Read The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 4 out of 5 stars A Terry Pratchtt book is always a "must" for me to get into holiday readig mode. This is where the whole Discworld series begins ...

I read The Colour of Magic and Light fantastic in Danish first - they are publiched as childrens books i Danish, which I don't understand since the humour is quite adult. They were ok, but didn't send me chasing down every book by Terry Pratchett. A few years later I got Hogfather on a ...

... because that's where I started ;-) But it's definitely good introduction to the world, and a better book (imo) than Colour of Magic which is the first in the series.

... from Finland don't like their films, just because of that - they feel boxed in. #12 - I started from the beginning, with The colour of magic, and then read them in chronological order. Worked fine for me, who liked all of them, back then. From Thief of time and onwards I'm not as ...

... on a 4WD trip. I loved the satire, the fun and the characters and I just had to find more of them. The next one I read was The Colour Of Magic because it was the first one, and I hate to read a series out of order. That prompted me to head for the local sci-fi/fantasy bookshop, which had a ...

65. Sourcery by Terry Pratchett 66. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

... about series order etcetera. It's not complete. My personal fave's are anything but the Rincewind books (starts with The Colour of magic), and I love the Patrician who I think is mostly present in the Nightwatch/Vimes books (starts with Guards! Guards!) and DEATH (present everywhere but ...

... bit chagrin to say that I have not read the Discworld series by the great Terry Pratchett. I recently started reading The Color of Magic because someone said that it was a good place to start. Then a friend said, "that's not really a good book" and suggested that I read Wyrd Sisters ...

What andyl was trying to get at is that you don't have in your personal library The Colour of Magic, you have 'The Color of Magic / Terry Pratchett (ISBN 0061020710)' or 'The Colour of Magic / Terry Pratchett (ISBN 0552124753)' or one of an unbelievable number of other editions. They may have ...

... sedaris is always funny 35. mrs dalloway - virginia woolf much preferred to the lighthouse, excited for the waves 36. the color of magic - terry pratchett i had to speedread something i don't usually read in order to get my head cleared up; i can't honestly say that i enjoyed this but it ...

6. Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett The Discworld series was a rather late discovery for me, but so far (only two books actually) I really enjoy it.

>138 kcs_hiker, that's disappointing, though after reading about 50 pages in Color of Magic not entirely surprising. I have to say I really enjoyed the first several Pratchett books I read -- the Tiffany Aching series really suited my (admittedly odd) sense of humor. >148 dchaikin, I might ...

#138 kcs_hiker - for what it's worth, The Color of Magic is Pratchett's first discworld book, and it's generally considered one of his weakest. If you ever try again, consider Small Gods. But, as for the SFF aspects, well Pratchett is really more about satire (and silliness) than fantasy.

... me in on that group read... I've actually never read The Mists of Avalon ... and I probably need to >120 Bell7: I read The Color of Magic... and haven't touched a Pratchett since, despite having repeatedly heard him touted as one of the best SFF authors ever.

... A Walk in the Woods, and The Dark is Rising Currently listening to -- Captain Alatriste Stopped reading -- The Color of Magic Edited to fix touchstones

I stopped reading The Color of Magic for now. Eventually I'll return to it, but I just have to be in the right mood to enjoy the humor. I finished listening to The Tenth Circle today. I enjoyed it, though the ending was not unexpected. I've started reading A Walk in the Woods for ...

... I enjoy these rather more than I think someone my age should... :-) Still working on The Mysterious Island and The Color of Magic. I'm hoping that having a vacation from one of my part-time jobs this coming week will aid in shortening my over a foot high pile of library books and ...

... counting down the pages. 2/5 stars. Edited to add -- Currently reading: The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne and The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett Currently listening to: The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

... book and partly because I didn't really care for it. Two days ago, I started The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne and The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (only my second Discworld novel), but haven't read far in either. Last night, I read the first 2 volumes in Ouran High School Host Cl ...

... discworld group. Or google for Lspace - a fan site with a good reading ordre guide. Basically the first two - colour of magic and light fantastic aren't as good as the rest. After that there are several different mini themes, following various characters, each of which are best ...

... it. I don't generally reread books I've hated, but I do reread books I couldn't finish, or just didn't like very much. The Color of Magic is one of those that I have never been able to actually get through, despite the fact that I adore Terry Pratchett.

I'd heard so many raves about the Discworld series, so I figured best to begin at the beginning. Unfortunately, The Colour of Magic was disappointingly dull, and I had to really work my way through it. As most of the commenters mention that to be the case, I will return to Pratchett at some ...

I started The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett, but put it down when my mother was diagnosed with an illness and came to my house for an extended stay. I heard so many good things about the book, and I wasn't finding it funny. I wanted to wait until that was at least a possibility. So, ...

... Wednesday Sisters before I start on The Host, but it'll be tough! Then I'll likely start the Bartimaeus Trilogy, or The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic. At any rate, I'll be reading any two or three of those for the next week or two.

... and Team of Rivals, and in RL: Invader, The Annotated Alice in Wonderland, The Annotated Wizard of Oz, Clapton, The Color of Magic, American Pie Slices of Life and Pie from America's Back Roads and finally, the first few pages of several TBR books. I will not list them - much too ...

... need to describe Diskworld. They don't all like it ?! but they know what to expect. The hardest partid those who've tried colour of magic and didn't like it, but who may like some of the later ones. Explaining how they're different is difficult.

... the Farseer Trilogy and the Tawny Man series George RR Martin: Song of Ice and Fire Terry Pratchett: Discworld series Charles Delint: the Newford series Tad Williams: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

... to read something that was so unpredictable and so well written. today, during our seven hour car ride, we listed to the colour of magic. we haven't finished it yet because we didn't start it right away and then we had some trouble with one of the tapes, so far it has been enjoyable, but I ...

Finished No. 71 Starting No. 72 Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic Given that The Colour of Magic ends with a ummm cliff-hanger I thought I'd carry on with the next in the series. A re-read not taken from the TBR pile. Still 59

Starting No. 71 Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic I have enough of a cold and general feeling of being run down to want something a bit lighter than the Ovid, which is proving heavy going. This is a re-read, and not from the TBR pile, which is therefore unchanged at 59.

33.The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 34.Life the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 35.Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Reaper Man and The Colour Of Magic, bought while I was working at Barnes & Noble. I was laughing so loudly in the back room that the manager lectured on me 'maturity.' I also bought Night Watch in Paris, France, at the original Shakespeare & Co. bookstore. I just like telling people that.

has to have a colour in the title not the word colour itself, e.g colour of magic black thorn, white rose by Ellen Datlow snow white, blood red by Ellen Datlow blue diary by Alice Hoffman golden (once upon a time) by Cameron Dokey green angel by Alice Hoffman

... As far as the first in the series not necessarily being the best, that is where the summary will come in. For instance, "The Colour of Magic is the first book in the series; however, Equal Rites is the best book to start with in the series," could be written.

... encourage them. For example, a kind friend decided that as I hadn't at that stage read any Pratchett, she would lend me The colour of magic. Out of politeness, I finished it, but wasn't moved to pick up another. Only a year-and-a-half later did I look at Equal Rites (no. 3 in the series) ...

... du cyberspace by Johan Heliot 6. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold 7. Matter by Iain M. Banks 8. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 9. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 10. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay 11. ...

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... :) Yesterday I bought a couple of books at a sale. I got Katharine Kerr's The Spirit Stone, Terry Pratchett's The Colour of magic & a couple of Kids books that were just gorgeous, one of them is a Jigsaw Puzzle book called Wizards, its got 4 jigsaw puzzles of wizards & a story ...

... nuts at Amazon..ordered eleven..including more Cormier!! I think something's wrong with me..I keep going to start The Colour of Magic, and can't get past the prologue! HELP! I seriously need to update this thread everytime I finish a book rather than procrastinating on the reviews--I ...

How'd you like Maurice (and also how was The Wee Free Men)? I tried starting The Colour of Magic and can't get past the prologue.. :( I see you took over the Distubring Books stuff..EEE!! Thanks!! How's school?

... I liked enough to finish but didn't like enough to immediately run out to buy the next one in the series. Just started The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. A lot of heavy things are going on in my life, and I can't tell quite yet if this will lighten them or if I'm just not going to ...

... Of Kings. My review is here http://www.librarything.com/work/24435/details/22695917 Nancy, How about reading The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett I know alot of people love Terry Pratchett but for me this book was just okay. I'd be interested to know your opinion on it. ...

Finished The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I liked this book. The drastic differences in the main characters , Twoflower (who is up for anything), and Rincewind (very serious and would rather stay home), was entertaining. The luggage was my favourite. A real quick read. 2008 book ...

My favorite is probably Thud or Night Watch; I'm a HUGE Vimes fan. Least favorite would be The Color of Magic.

... is Mort, although I loved Eric. Both of them had me laughing out loud over and over again. Least favorite was Colour of Magic. I'm glad I kept going after that one, because I liked it all right, but not enough that normally I would have bothered reading any more by him, if I hadn't ...

If you enjoy fantasy, you might try any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books--the first is The Color of Magic although you can start anywhere in the series. They are so funny and also great social commentary.

... Pullman (27 votes) Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory (22 votes each) The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (21 votes) The Borrowers by Mary Norton

The thing about Color of Magic is that it's not really representative of the series as a whole. And the newer books absolutely blow my mind . . . I tend to recommend Guards! Guards! as a starter, or else Wyrd Sisters, the latter especially for Shakespeare fans. Color of Magic I think ...

mpramanik - Just be patient with Discworld. If you don't love Colour of Magic, try Guards!, Guards! or one of the other beginnings to a series within the series. Then if you don't like it, perhaps it isn't your thing. I really loved Color of Magic though. And welcome!

... Instrument (Sayers and Heyer respectively). Sorta like comfort food. I have Pratchett's The Light Fantastic and The Color of Magic - his first two I think - but when I started reading him it was just not the right time. Which is a deviation on not being able to read anything "long" ...

Oh, you guys, I'm getting totally out of control!! Here was my order from Amazon on Sunday night: The Colour of Magic Thirsty Burger Wuss Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos Tenderness Dreamside The Wish House Among the Dolls Harvey Walden's No Excuses! Fitness Workout T ...

... everything doesn't always turn out spic and span for the main characters! 2008 book total: 14 I have already started The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, and I am also starting A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

... definitely recommend his books that have Rincewind as the main character, those would be the first few books in the series: Colour of Magic, the Light Fantastic, and a few others. Oh, and Reaper Man is my favorite DEATH book.

20. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 21. The Kin by Peter Dickinson

My first one was Colour of Magic. I liked it, but I wasn't blown away, by any means. I'm so glad I kept going!

I would add The Wicker Man, Chocolat and anything from Studio Ghibli. Hogfather and The Color of Magic ...

I know I started with the Colour of Magic and that I gave that away several years later to get someone else started. Consulting my bookshelves I find my copy of the Light Fantastic dates from 1986, so I probably bought both in the mid-80s in the days The Forbidden Planet was a small shop in Den ...

... tucked behind the Dan Simmons book I was checking out. Then it dawned on me it was series. I immediately bought The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic and I've been a fan ever since. There was a rough patch in the fall of '02 when I couldn't get Mort, Sourcery or Eric ...

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

I started with Monstrous Regiment, but then went and restarted with The Colour of Magic. I've had many of my friends bug me about Pratchett and so when I went to the Oakland Museum's White Elephant Sale, I went looking for cheap used copies. MR was the only Pratchett still available when I ...

... I enjoyed Mort more; it made me laugh more. Those are the only two Terry Pratchett books I've read recently, but I did read The Colour of Magic a long time ago. I don't remember much about it now, other than Rincewind and the walking chest. Mort and Reaper Man have me hooked, though; I'd say ...

I started at the beginning with The Colour of Magic when it first came out in paperback ... 1983 ... and have bought and read every one of the "main" Discworld series as it's been published in paperback.

... Discworld novels it seems that tastes vary a lot. I'd recommend reading the first books of the various story arcs (e.g. Colour of Magic (Rincewind), Mort (Death), Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters (Witches), Guards! Guards! (Night Watch) to see which ones you like. In my experience, after ...

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 221 pages / 1983 / 3.5 stars / Fantasy The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's introduction to the concepts, characters and ideas that he will build on to make his Discworld series. It suffers a little from what I call "first-book-in-a-serie ...

... knew before reading this book where Terry Pratchett got his style from. Even the lengthy footnotes are dead-set the same as the colour of magic. It was a little eerie: a sci-fi Pratchett novel, yet not Pratchett... Personally, I like Pratchett better, though still have nothing against Douglas ...

... book" I'm counting series as one.... *ominous music* To my shame, I've only read three Terry Pratchett books - The Color of Magic, Guards, Guards, and one of the ones with Death in it (probably The Light Fantastic, but I don't remember.) I reallly need to get those read. I ...

The problem is that everyone's opinion varies. I'd put the 5 to Buy Last Only For The Sake of Completeness as: Colour of magic Light fantastic Small Gods Eric and maybe interesting times Several of these have appeared on others buy first lists. Is this your first exposure ...

... You will eventually anyway. ;) The five I've enjoyed most so far: Guards!, Guards! Hogfather Carpe Jugulum The Color of Magic The Light Fantastic That being said, I just haven't read any of the beginning Witches or Death novels. I'm working my way through the Watch first. Y ...

... Friedman Coldfire trilogy Paul Park Starbridge Chronicles Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, starting with The Colour of Magic (not particularly brilliant) most notably Hogfather and Witches Abroad (from the 'miniseries' about the witches) Robert Holdstock The Mythago ...

discworld by Terry Pratchett - 36 books so far The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! Faust Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men at Arms ...

I would certainly count Beowulf. What about for things like Colour of Magic to reference in the description that it is the first in the series but the quality varies and then give the name of one of two of the best? Hmm, short story collections. I can think of a few books that I have that ...

... - with maybe a * to indicate that it is the beginning of a series. But with say Discworld this is tricky the initial book colour of magic is poor, and probably not worth a place on the list, but you don't want to individually list the other 25+ really excellant works either. Short story ...

7. the Color of Magic. I have to say, if this is what others consider one of the weaker books of the Discworld series, I cannot wait to read the others!

6. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett

... but nonetheless great books, and I'm just finishing up Diane Duane's The Book of Night with Moon and Terry Pratchett's The Color of Magic edited because the stupid link kept comeing up wrong. I actually read the first 5 volumes but I didn't put them all up.

... Arthur 3. You Suck by Christopher Moore 4. Blood Lines by Tanya Huff 5. Blood Pact by Tanya Huff 6. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke**** 8. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer**** Potential Alternates ...

... of the best reads of the year. 49. Plain Truth, Picoult I find her books very disturbing but love to read them 50. The Color of Magic, Pratchett My first adventure into Discworld-LOVED IT! 51. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak One of the best reads of the year-stayed with me long ...

... at the same time, and even managing to catch up with some magazine reading thanks to the extra holiday down time. 13 Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 5/5 Finished 28/12/07 One of my walking to work audiobooks. Fantastically read by Nigel Planer. It's amazing the difference a good ...

I always recommend starting with Guards Guards to get a good feel of the Discworld itself, then go back and start with Colour of Magic and work your way forward from there in published order...

The Colour of Magic was the first Discworld novel I read and it is also the first in the series. The next one is The Light Fantastic which I have on my bookshelf but haven't read yet. Then comes Equal Rites I think. I have read that you don't have to read them in any particular order though.

... and Vadim Jean is available in both hardback and paperback as of 1 November. The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett available in hardback from 16 June 2008. Terry Pratchett's Discworld Collector's Edition Calendar 2009 ( ...

I agree that my least favourite DW book was The colour of magic but I have quite a few 'best' ones! There are themes and groups of people that run through the series and that is why I think it is quite good to read them chronologically. Although this is only really necessary for the witches ...

Finished The Colour Of Magic, which was very funny. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and kind of love Rincewind. Am still working on The Crimson Petal and the White, which is great but slow going, as well as Food: A Culinary History, of which I only read about one article a day, as it otherwise ...

Still on the same three books... apparently working at a bookstore kills your reading time... the colour of magic food: a culinary history the crimson petal and the white They're all really good books, it's just I have literally no time to freaking read. It's actually really ...

... Spindle's End by Robin McKinley Best American Short Stories 2005 edited by Michael Chabon From PBS The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett From BookMooch Shadow Man by Cody McFadyen Other Powers by Barbara Goldsmith 3 of 7 author's touchstone ...

Food: A Culinary History The Crimson Petal and the White The Colour Of Magic Good Omens was quite funny, incidentally.

... d: Life With Jeeves Fell Vol. 1 Good Omens 2008 Writer's Market I Am America (And So Can You!) Reaper Man The Color Of Magic Gonzo: The Life Of Hunter S. Thompson A Pocket Style Manual The Gonzo Way: A Celebration Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson What does this say about ...

... . I have recently purchased: Gonzo: The Life Of Hunter S. Thompson (I LOVE Hunter S. Thompson. Love him. Soul mates.) The Color Of Magic Reaper Man (I'm trying out Discworld, after you guys have inspired me. It's ALL your fault!) (touchstone for Hunter is wonky. BLASPHEMY!)

Truckers, probably on the basis of having seen Cosgrove Hall's animated adaptation. Then its sequels, then The Colour of Magic...

I just started The Color Of Magic, and so far think it's pretty good. Don't love it yet, but I did just start.

The Colour of Magic was my first book, which I really didn't like. I was too new to sci-fi/fantasy and didn't get all the in-jokes. It's been twenty-five years. Sheesh. I need to read it again! I have a soft spot in my heart for Pyramids, mostly for the scene where the little kid ...

... first two were Hogfather and Carpe Jugulum, both of which I loved. Then I went to a collection of the Rincewind novels, The Color of Magic being the first in that. I really enjoyed The Color of Magic, I'm not sure why others don't. I think I would have liked it even if it was my first, but ...

I'm also chronologically obsessed and started with The color of magic. I wasn't impressed, but kept reading because everybody said it gets great later on. Unfortunately I just can't get into it, even after five books. I've been reading Wyrd Sisters (6th in the series) for almost a year now. I ...

#5 & 6 - If you start with The colour of magic - don't come afterward and say you was disappointed... At least hold out until you get to any of those recommended here as faves before you judge? I read them chronologically as well, but I started out in the mid-90's and at least here no one had ...

#2 Thanks! That chart is insane! I love it! I'm going to see if the B&N I work at has The Colour Of Magic. If not, I might start one of the other series (I'm obsessive about reading things in order. It's a weird habit of mine.) Then I'll try the ones you guys mentioned. Thanks! I'm excited! He ...

... reading order guide If you want to follow how the stories evolved, then start from the beginning (The Colour of Magic). It is kind of simple, though, and it's easy to get disappointed. My personal favourites are the DEATH novels (with Reaper man as my fav), the Witche ...

... and, loving it, went on to finish the Tiffany Aching series: Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith All wonderful. Next is Colour of Magic. Looking forward to Good Omens.

What I'm really narked about is that they seem to be combining elements of The Colour of Magic with The Light Fantastic. Surely there's enough material in each of the Discworld books to warrant doing each of them separately? Neither of the first two books in the series are anywhere near being ...

It was Light fantastic - I believe it happened at the time of the reading of The Spell. In Colour of magic the librarian, if he even features, is human. However I don't expect this will get in the way of the filmakers plot.

#13 - I could definitely see Cooper as Vimes. Has anyone looked at the site for The Color of Magic? The actor they picked to portray the Librarian, I assume before the 'change'. Hubba hubba!

The Magic Apple Tree by Susan Hill The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Little Miss Magic by Roger Hargreaves

Hi everyone! For me it was luck that I "met" Terry Pratchett. A colleague from work had "The Color of Magic" and didn't like it, so I asked her to let me read it. I was hooked in an instant. Since then, I started reading all the Discworld books in release order and now just started Man at Arm ...

Just finished Dance Dance Dance, which I found incredibly satisfying. Next on the list is The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.

... all the enthusiasm about him here on LT, and I followed some recommendations that I saw to start with this book rather than The Colour of Magic. So far I'm underwhelmed, but there are enough hints of things to come to keep me reading for a while.

"and their scheming nemesis Trymon " Their WHAT? Since when did Colour of magic have a nemesis in it? I haven't read it for a while, but I'm still fairly sure there is no nemesis in it. I can't even place Trymon as a name, though they can't have invented a whoel new character. please no. Let ...

Based on reading posts on Green Dragon, I bought a used Patricia C Wrede's Shawdow Magic, new Terry Pratchett's The Color of Magic and then Bernd Heinrich's Mind of the Raven. I am headed for the easy chair right now, it is a cool, overcast grey day in the Pac NW and I think this is perfect ...

8.) The color of magic by Terry Pratchett Where has Terry Pratchett been all my life? I saw a discussion of his books somewhere-don't remember where- and thought I would check it out. I adored every ridiculous moment of this book! I love "unlikely" heroes, and Rincewind definitely fits! I ...

Well I bought The Island and Astonishing Splashes of Colour which was an LT recommendation at Borders last night and of course today I found another book I want called Last Town on Earth. My TBR pile will never shrink at this rate.

... Terry Pratchett (Audio) 16. Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 17. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett 18. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Audio) 19. 52 Wanderungen by Franz Hohler 20. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (Audio) 21. Day Watch by Sergei Lukya ...

Yes I usually get the ‘oh that is so pretensious, trying to make jokes about relativity etc.’ Or ‘I read The colour of magic and I really don’t like the disc world…’ There is no explaining to some people!

Yes I usually get the ‘oh that is so pretensious, trying to make jokes about relativity etc.’ Or ‘I read The colour of magic and I really don’t like the disc world…’ There is no explaining to some people!

... forever. It went to my friend’s house; both her and her dad were really into pterry and I decided to try it. The book was The colour of magic and I just didn’t get it. It seemed really odd and pretentious. I hadn’t read much fantasy and didn’t get at all the style that he was parodying. L ...

"I smiled in harmony with Soldier's Boy." Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb

... mainly of Night Watch here. I agree with a lot of people that his Rincewind books aren't the best, of which The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are the first two. They're not bad, but I think the jokes work better if you've already read a few of the other books. Guar ...

I have Four Books signed by Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, Good Omens (a collaboration with Neil Gaiman), Mort, and The Last Continent.

Just finished: 14.) The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - reviewed

Ich würde mich sehr freuen, hier andere Fans der Scheibenwelt kennenzulernen und mit ihnen über die Scheibenweltromane von Terry Pratchett zu diskutieren. Vielleicht hat ja jemand Lust? Würde mich sehr freuen. Euer Erzkanzler

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The Colour of Magic is a really unpolished discworld book. It's not a good one to judge by, even for people who like the Rincewind books, which include me. It seems to me that story structure in Pratchett's 1980's books get more polished with each book. But I think he hit his hottest and most ...

I mentioned to a good friend that I could not get into The Colour of Magic, and she recommended some other Pratchett books to get me started - The Bromeliad Trilogy. I laughed so hard! I think these books are considered YA, but I think they're more "A" than "Y". I found the trilogy all in ...

... and loved it too. Then I read the Rincewind series of stories, personally, I really liked them, except for Eric and Sourcery: discworld. My daughter loves them as well, and we are now working on reading through by order of characters, rather than publication. I thought my husband would ...

Sarahanne- I'm in the same situation as you. I read The Colour of Magic wanting to find out what all the fuss was about, and was very dissapointed. I've heard they get better and I might try a few more. The thing with me is, I take everything way too seriously. So, even though I knew The Colou ...

A colour of magic and the light fantastic are parodies of the fantasy genre of writing, as they are themselves fantasy, they become self parodies, and aren't as funny as they could be. I don't much care for either, or the entire Rincewind 'series'. From book three Equal Rites: the writing ...

... may be able to help me with. After hearing rave reviews for Terry Pratchett for such a long time, I recently read The Colour of Magic, and though it was alright, I was pretty underwhelmed. So my question is, do they get better? Or am I better giving up, since the first one was not ...

I too had a tough time with Colour of Magic and never did finish it, although it still resides in my TBR pile. I am also halfway through The Eye of the World and have been halfway for several months now. I plan to finish it sometime, I guess . . .

I normally suggest Equal Rites: as an entry piont for those who don't like Colour of magic, you probably wouldn't like the light fantastic either. L-Space - linked off Terry Pratchett 's page has a reading order.

... name escapes me at the moment. I put down Doctor Zhivago to try again with Terry Pratchett. I've tried before with The colour of Magic and finished it but found it hard going. I love most sorts of fantasy and particularly humourous stuff such as Robert Asprin or Douglas Adams ...

My first was The colour of magicway back in 1988 or so, and I was immediatly hooked. I have been buying all I can find after that and buying the movies. Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music, I dont know if there is animated versions of any of the other books.

My first one was The Colour of Magic since it seemed somewhat logical to start at the beginning back then when I didn't know anything about the Discworld. Well, my copy had about 30 pages missing and I didn't like it anyway. I don't think I even finished it...? However, friends of mine kept ...

Terry Pratchett's Discworld Collectors' Edition Calendar 2008 will be available from 30 August 2007: Book Description The annual visual treat for all discworld fans: a lavish full-colour wall calendar with all your favourite characters! Synopsis The annual full-colour "Discworld Calendar" ...

I raced through The Colour of Magic, (mostly just to get it over with), and am now about 50 pages into Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. It's a reread, and a bit of an odd one at that. I first read it seven or eight years ago, and I don't remember much about it other than that I really ...

I'm a little more than halfway through The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I was looking forward to it, given all the hype surrounding his work, but so far I'm not very impressed. It's not a bad book, but it's not a particularly good one either. There are a lot of, "look, ...

97. Black Powder War by Naomi Novik - keeper 98. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - seller 99. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb - keeper 100. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - electronic 101. Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb - keeper 102. Assassin's Quest ...

... favorite: Eric - I did like the parts in Hell, but I was comparing them to Dante. I haven't read Faust yet. I liked The Color of Magic a novel of Discworld because it was an intro, it was also my first Rincewind and Luggage book, whom I love. Lords and Ladies also is very high up there, ...

I tried the chronological approach, starting with The Colour of Magic and it almost put me off reading anything else. Its four loosely connected stories just didn't interest me much. Dive into anything about the Guards (Night Watch, for example); that will almost surely get you going.

My favorite mini series of the discworld novels are the watch and the rincewind series. The colour of magic is probably my least favorite, all of the books just get better and better as you go. Absolute favorite books: The Fifth Elephant, The Truth, Interesting Times, Witches Abroad, ...

... something here? What percentage of Children of Hurin is Tolkien, and what percentage "other"? Or are you talking Magic Balls of Thorglopf, which I can assure you was all written by I.P. Knightly (best known for his Rusty Bedsprings series).

Hey, I liked Magic Balls of Thorglop, especially Book 2: The ChafeSong of Thorglop! Still Children of Hurin would be an appropriate group read.

My first was The Colour of Magic and I've been reading them in publication order since then. I have bought Interesting times but not read it yet.

... by Edgar Rice Burroughs Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb (someone else made off with Assasin's Apprentice as I watched, stuck in the crowd. Blah). ...

Colour of Magic is probably my least favourite of the Discworld books. It is an excellent series, I'm a big fan, and as andyl said - you have plenty of (great) reading ahead! Some of my personal favourites are The Truth, Thief of Time, The Fifth Elephant, Soul Music, Jingo, and Hogf ...

... so I'll say that one. Since we're all cheating, I also love Small Gods and Mort, and I don't like Thief of Time or Colour of Magic as much as others. Though I do love the luggage. I liked Thief of Time better the second time, though. I guess that says something about how much I ...

... on a giant star-turtle as it swims through space. Magic exists as the eighth colour of the spectrum. The first book is The colour of magic but not his best. Equal Rites is a better place to start. Wee Free Men is nominally a YA book, but I don't feel its any different. Each book has a ...

The first Pratchett book I ever *read* was The Colour of Magic. At the time, it was storngly reocmmended to me by an online community that I read the books in order, although this was rather difficult whe I checked them out formthe library -- some books didn't make sense,a nd I was spoiled ...

The Peter Haining page has the following" Sherlock Holmes Companion by Peter Haining (16 copies; go to work) Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour by Iyanla Vanzant (separate) I cannot separate. Ponters? Hmm, Touchstones turns Acts of Faith into the Colour of Magic ...

... Through Pakistan, all those glorious photographs by Mohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and text by Graham Hancock, and Our World in Colour - Lahore with commentary by Moni Mohsin.

... characters). Least fave: Eric - it just never did it for me, although I was hard pushed to pick that one over The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, beacuse I really don't rate either of them - in fact, if i'd started at the beginning of the Discworld series, I might never ...

... munities. My favorite is Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships by Daniel Goleman Also like The Magic of Dialogue: Tranforming Conflict into Cooperation by Daniel Yankelovich A new book that I probably need to read again is Us and Them by David Berreby ...

... hooked!! Having read a lot of fantasy some of it dark in tone I love to chuckle, guffaw, & cackle my way through a Discworld volume. It can sure change your mood if you are down. Vanye

I love the Luggage & would like to read more about the Librarian too! Having just started to read Discworld I'm fairly sure I shall ,however! Vanye

... I left most of my books behind and planned on replacing them. So far I have managed to replace Eric, Good Omens, Colour of Magic, Where's My Cow?, The Art of Discworld, Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Night Watch, Going Postal, Hogfather, Thud!, Monstrous Regiment ...

The first Pratchett book I read was The Colour of Magic in 2001. I picked it up because I was curious about the Discworld - it's possible someone at university told me about it, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I didn't like it that much, so I didn't read any of the other books until a year later, when ...

The Colour of Magic is the weakest of the Discworld books I've read. I think the humor is pretty forced in that one. But don't let it sour you on the series. The collaboration with Neil Gaiman was good for Pratchett, and the more recent Discworld books are excellent--graceful and genuinely ...

Have been trying without success to enjoy my first Terry Pratchett's book, his first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic. Maybe it's my mood, but the humor seems a bit strained, and I can't seem to care what happens next. Anyway, I decided this morning to grab one of the romance novels ...

Thank you. Actually, I've never read anything by Pratchett. I hadn't discovered that author yet. I'm okay with fantasy, but the closest I get to fantasy is reading books by JRR Tolkien, Charles de Lint, Patricia A. McKillip, Gregory Maguire, and Terri Windling. I dont' consider ...

... Novel of Marie Antoinette (I've never read any fiction about Marie Antoinette but I can imagine she is quite facinating.) The Colour of Magic (Because I'm obsessive and have to start at the beginning...)

#29 Aaah, thank you Reading_Fox, for the correction... It's been a loooong time since I read colour of magic... so he had dragons in the first book? Only, as you say, in a slightly different way... and #25 That's one cute dragon, I like it.

#20 NO colour of magic I think is the first TwoFlower can imagine real dragons unlike the sons of the old sourcerer, Proper draco noblis called up by the power of hs mind in a really strong magical field. ..... But dragons like that don't occur again.

Visited my used bookstore today. Found The Illustrated Herb Encyclopedia, The Colour of Magic, The Demoniacs, The Man Who Could Not Shudder, The Three Coffins and The Dead Man's Knock and all for $11 ! Now if I can only find the time.

... ree Gold: Poseidon's Gold Copper: Venus in Copper Bronze: Shadows in Bronze Ultraviolet: Ultraviolet Octarine: The Colour of Magic

Off the top of my head I can think of The Colour of Magic, The book of Ebenezer Le Page. The technology of orgasm : "hysteria," the vibrator, and women's sexual satisfaction and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day all books that I read soley because of Radio4. No doubt you can think of ...

... of them are just too deeply literary for me. Rincewind the Wizzard Four books in one, which is a good thing, since The Colour of Magic leaves you hanging. Terry Pratchett is a recent LT discovery. Also Whose Body? for a book group. And 'cause I love Sayers.

... that would work or not, but I could just copy the appropriate section from the novel for them to read as background. 41> The Colour of Magic was intended to be my explicitly magical fantasy in addition to my humor-fantasy. (I briefly toyed with doing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ...

... of books that Graham Joyce, Tim Powers, and Jonathan Carroll write (among others). I probably wouldn't choose The Colour Of Magic because it is a bit fragmentary and requires the reader to have a bit of knowledge about fantasy before coming at it. But humorous fantasy is a good ...

... is probably more canonical within this style of fantasy, I personally didn't get into it, and it's my class, so there) The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett Abarat - Clive Barker OR Eragon - Christopher Paolini (excellent new fantasy that isn't Harry Potter) Finally, I ...

#34 - Small World! I haven't read much of The Colour of Magic. I want to finish Inkspell first. #24 and #34 - I have read books 1-7 of Series of Unfortunate Events. I read a couple of them, move on to another book, and then come back to them. I will finish the series because I started ...

... not to send the monthly selection (hangs head in shame). #10 - GeorgiaDawn - This is getting too weird! I'm reading The Colour of Magic too! I'm also halfway through The Eye of the World and What Came Before He Shot Her. I'm starting The Slave Dancer tonight to see if it is ...

mpettitt, I'm inclined to agree - I tried The Colour of Magic and just couldn't get into it. I found the books really featuring DEATH to be more interesting, particularly Reaper Man

If you're going for Discworld, I wouldn't start with The Colour of Magic - I know it's the first, but some of the later titles are probably more forgiving for first time readers. The good thing about the series being so huge now is that you can tailor a start point to just about anyone. For ...

I just finished Hannibal Rising. I'm currently readingMockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee and The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. There are a couple of books that groups on LT are reading that I hope to start by Monday. I had to go back to work today; my reading may have to ...

The Colour of Magic is still funny even if you haven't read any fantasy to speak of. I hadn't, apart from children's books, when I read it aged 15 or so. Now I have a groaning shelf of Pratchetts and an awful lot of fantasy books. I think I'd recommend Earthsea first, though. My husband ...

... arcana that goes along with all of his works. Wintersmith is a good book. I think some of his early Discworld books - The Colour Of Magic and The Light Fantastic for example - have interesting ideas, but are not as well written or as human and touching as some of his more recent work. It' ...

Music and Silence by Rose Tremain. Another of hers, The Colour, made the list and is an excellent book. Music and Silence is better.

My then boyfriend, now husband, bought me The Colour of Magic in 1996 or something like that. I thought the cover was ugly, but i took it for reading on a 5-hour flight some months later... and it got me hooked! Today I can´t really see why, because most of the later Discworld novels are much ...

... few of the 'old' characters in it but it's still got the typical Pratchett feeling. She's now fighting her way through The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic to get to the good stuff ...

I read The Colour of Magic about 6 months ago after Terry Pratchett was reccomended to me. I enjoyed it but also need to go in order so haven't read anymore. I bought a dozen of his books at a garage sale but they sit unread until I get The Light Fantastic out of the library. The thing that ...

Good Omens made me want to read more by Gaiman and Pratchett. I have to agree that colour of magic isn't the one that will get you hooked, though.

I can't remember exactly when I first met Pratchett, but I did start with The Colour of Magic first, which happened to be in a bookcase at home. Years later my then-girlfriend (now wife) and I picked up a couple of other ones, and then we were hooked. My favorite characters are the Witches, the ...

... trade books locally. I'm hoping to start reading Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, soon. I'm supposed to be getting The colour of magic from a bookcrosser in Finland soon to begin. If anyone has Mort, I'd love to borrow it.

... two and am halfway through the third, and I'm much more satisfied and pleased (and bust-a-gut laughing) than I was with The Colour of Magic. Now I understand the addiction much better!

I finished The colour of magic last night. It was very amusing, but not enough by itself to get me hooked. From what's been said above, it wasn't until book 2 or 3 that he really hit his stride, right?

... Good choices you have there, though--I'm right in the middle of 1984 on audiobook, and soon I should get through the Colour of Magic, too. (The touchstone demands a British spelling.. it must go by the work name, since there are plenty of copies in the system with the American spelling.)

I just picked up The colour of magic at the neighborhood used book emporium. It's probably just as well that it was the only one of the first three in the series the store had. Thanks for the recommendation.

... up all the time, so I've limited these notes to only the books that are specifically about the reoccuring characters. The Colour of Magic (Rincewind) The Light Fantastic (Rincewind) Equal Rites (Lancre Witches (Weatherwax only)) Mort (Death) Sourcery (Rincewind) Wyrd Sisters ...

... very chronologically inclined, if not so much obsessed.. So I just got three beautiful remainder 2005 trade paperbacks of The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic and Equal Rites (for $2.50 each!). I'm about to take the plunge...

... with lurid covers in the bookshop, but there seemed to be so many of them. Eventually I took the plunge, and started with The Colour of Magic --another chronologically-obsessed type :-)

... book was Good Omens, and for years I just stupidly thought "damn, that Gaiman is a funny guy". Then I read The Colour of Magic and found out it was all Pratchett. (A bit of backstory to win meaningless points: it took me one and a half hours to get to college on bus, but I ...

... different from Gaiman's usual books, I got out and bought the first two books of the Discworld series. I did start with The colour of magic and went on with The light fantastic, but that's because I'm absolutely chronologically obsessed...

... game without having read any of the books, but I'm not one to judge. The reason most people warn against starting with The Colour of Magic is that, though it set the groundwork for the rest of the series, it isn't consistent with the other books. A lot of early ideas and material was ...

... one that is a parody of something you are intersted in." Any further suggestions? Any warnings against starting with The Colour of Magic?