The Colour Of Magic
By Terry Pratchett

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the first book in theand Wizardsand series, part of theand Discworldand novels.NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?'and Guardian The best fantasy writer ever' 5-star reader review'It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination . . .'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 . . .The Colour of Magicand is the first book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.Praise for theand Discworldand series:'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld seriesand one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'and Mail on Sunday Pratchett isand a master storyteller'and Guardian'One of our greatest fantasists,and and beyond a doubtand the funniest'and George R.R. Martin'One of those rare writers whoand appeals to everyone'and Daily Express One of the most consistently funny writersand around' Ben Aaronovitch Masterful and brilliant'and Fantasy andamp; Science Fiction Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… heand is a satirist of enormous talentand ...and incredibly funnyand ...and compulsively readable'and The Times Theand best humorous English authorand since P.G. Wodehouse'and The Sunday Telegraph Nothing short ofand magical'and Chicago Tribune'Consistentlyand funny, consistentlyand cleverand and consistentlyand surprisingand in its twists and turns'and SFX [Discworld is]and compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…There's never been anything quite like it'and Evening Standard