The Light Fantastic
By Terry Pratchett

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the second book in theand Wizardsand series, part of theand Discworldand novels. Clever,and engagingand andand laugh-out-loud funny'and The Times Fantasy at its best'and 5-star reader review'Darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence . . . what was radiating from the book was the light that lies on the far side of darkness, the light fantastic.'The Discworld is in danger, heading towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, its magic fading.It needs a hero, and fast.What it doesn't need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the well-meaning tourist whose luggage has a mind (and legs) of its own.Which is a shame, because that's all there is . . .The Light Fantasticand is the second 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