4 Compact Discworld Novels: The Colour of Magic; The Light Fantastic; Equal Rites; Mort

Terry Pratchett

ISBN 10: 0575061650 / ISBN 13: 9780575061651

Published by Victor Gollancz, 1995

About this Item

The first 4 of the 1995 reprints of the Compact Discworld set, WAF. The books are overall in very good condition, with only very minor shelf wear, and very light foxing to the top of the page edges. However, the DW spines of books 1, 3 and 4 have been slightly sun faded. Book 4 'Mort' has some creasing and minor foxing to the first 17 pages.

Seller Inventory # 004229

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 4 Compact Discworld Novels: The Colour of Magic; The Light Fantastic; Equal Rites; Mort
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575061650
• ISBN 13: 9780575061651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 79 grams

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Synopsis

The beginning of the hilarious and irreverent series that has more than 80 million copies worldwide, The Color of Magic is where we meet tourist Twoflower and wizard guide Ricewind, and follow them on their always-bizarre journeys.

A writer who has been compared to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams, Sir Terry Pratchett has created a complex, yet zany world filled with a host of unforgettable characters who navigate around a profound fantasy universe, complete with its own set of cultures and rules.

Review

The Colour of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the bizarre land of Discworld. His entertaining and witty series has grown to more than 20 books, and this is where it all starts--with the tourist Twoflower and his hapless wizard guide, Rincewind ("All wizards get like that ... it's the quicksilver fumes. Rots their brains. Mushrooms, too."). Pratchett spoofs fantasy clichés--and everything else he can think of--while marshalling a profusion of characters through a madcap adventure. The Colour of Magic is followed by The Light Fantastic. --Blaise Selby