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The Colour of Magic

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The Colour of Magic

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
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 "Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the Discworld. Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant idiot."

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place that might sound and smell very much like our own, but that looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers. But just because the Disc is different doesn't mean that some things don't stay the same. Its very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the arrival of the first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. But if the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries, and, well, Death, is a spectacularly inept wizard, a little logic might turn out to be a very good idea.

The Colour of Magic is the first novel in Terry Pratchett's acclaimed Discworld series, of which some 20 million copies have been sold.

©Terry and Lyn Pratchett; (P)Corgi Audio Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Magic Funny Wizardry Paranormal Magic Users

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"Pratchett is a comic genius." ( Daily Express)
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It took me 3 goes (once trying to read the book itself) before I 'got it'. There is a mindset that accompanies appreciation of Mr Pratchett's sense of humour and incredible imagination. Now I have that mindset, I'm hooked!!

Persevere - you won't be disappointed

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I love Terry Pratchett books and Tony Robinson narrates them with perfection. Love it!

Brilliant story, perfect Narrator.

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absolutely fantastically magically and bizarrely hilarious. definitely give it a go! great intro to discworld and Tony Robinson is perfect

love love love it

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I was in my teens when a friend of mine gave me a book that was written by Terry Pratchett. It was translated version of the 4th book of this series and to this day it's in my top 10 of books to recommend to anybody. The way He writes never seems to never get old and the stories WILL take you to a different world, no matter how young or old you are.

This is the first book of one of the best fantasy book series there is in this world. 

If you are not a native English speaker you may find it a little bit hard to read and I would recommend trying it at your language first if possible. The translated books were almost as good as the originals at least in my language (Finnish). But please do try at least one of his books. They are all masterpieces. If you can't read this one (because you can't find it in your own language or ..) Try one of these: Mort,  Night Watch or The Long Utopia (by  Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter)

Please try his works! You will not regret it!

You should really try reading this author!  

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Tony Robinson is the best choice for narration for all the Terry Pratchett books. His Death is the best (maybe apart from Ian Richardson). I know that they are abridged, but I think they are done well.

Tony Robinson is Death... in a good way.

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