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...fantasy, because they're made by Disney. My list, my rules. :p ...aaaaaaaaaaaaaand once again they ignored Pratchett. Hogfather, The Colour of Magic, Going Postal, The Amazing Maurice. Not even Good Omens, for crying out loud. Shame on you, MSN. Shame! :mad: :p On the other hand, they...

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll search out TCOM next then.

...best book to start with. ("Interesting Times" was my first book, and I was sometimes baffled by who Rincewind and Cohen were). :) It's probably easier to start from either "The Colour of Magic" or "The Light Fantastic" - they were written as a pair (TLF being a sequel to TCOM). Happy reading! :)

...best Discworld adaptation so far. It really captured the essence of Pratchett’s humor and the magical yet quirky world he built. *The Colour of Magic* is a close second—though a bit uneven, it was fun seeing Rincewind brought to life. I was less impressed with *The Watch*, as it felt too...

...full-length novel, I tried a few Pratchett-esque touches -- i.e. essentially exploring (and demolishing) fantasy tropes, a la The Colour of Magic. ;) But unlike TCOM, my novel explores the meaning of family, the search for love, and so on -- plus a lot of fun fantasy, and how it might work in...

...of people that I spent practically every day with and I was dangerously close to becoming acquainted with them. Then I spied “The Colour of Magic” on a spinner rack in the train station shop. Saved from horrifying interactions and with the great pleasure of discovering a new favourite author...

Oh wow there was an animated series? Lots of good viewing material for me :D Thank you!

Quick correction: Although Christopher Lee did play Death in the 90s animation and in The Colour of Magic, in Hogfather, the role was voiced by Ian Richardson (who unfortunately passed away before they had shot The Colour of Magic).

Hi all! I just wanted to see what everyone's thoughts was on the film adaptation of Colour of Magic with Sean Astin and Tim Curry. I stumbled across it one day when looking for more info about the book, and I felt that it super accurately represented the story and its characters. Let me know...

I am perturbed. I would guess that most of us remember when The Colour of Magic was made into a show because a rich older man paid for it so he could play Rincewind despite being forty years too old for the role. Another more horrible example is A Wizard of Earthsea. Ursula LeGuin wrote a book...

...sends the none-too-bright warrior Kron on the titular quest. It rattles along, and is liable to remind the Pratchett fan of The Colour of Magic. But it only confirms what the collection as a whole says: that this is a writer on his way somewhere more interesting. In a well-judged...

I have just finished reading/ Nigel Planer reading it to me- wonderful!!. Time to start another DW novel

...and @terryandrob at the @britishlibrary on Tues 21st Nov for a special celebration of Terry Pratchett's life, 40 years after The Colour of Magic was published. Online and In Person at the Library. Tickets available from...

That is the Flagship Waterstones in Piccadilly where the Launch of Nation limited edition was held...

You are absolutely right. Currently I'm about to start The Colour of Magic again - it's been a while.

On a trip to London, in that huge Waterstones (think it's still there) - I found the "sci f and fantasy" section, tried a Michael Moorcock and didn't like it; but there was The Colour of Magic! I did not want to put that book back on the shelf :)

The Royal Mail Discworld stamps are being released on 10th August 2023. Various presentation packs, collector sheets, first day covers, etc. All are available to pre-order now. Royal Mail press release, 3rd August 2023: There are eight stamps available. Here's images of the first five:

My brother bought a copy of the paperback of The Colour of Magic, when it first came out, and loaned it to me. I was hooked from then on.

...was back in the eighties, around the time 'Equal Rites' was published, and a work colleague recommended the DW books. I started with 'Colour of Magic' and loved the way Terry lampooned my favourite authors, along with the fantasy genre in general, without being offensive to them. It helped...

I was 12, and a friend loaned me a copy of The Colour of Magic and said "here, I think you'll like this". He wasn't wrong. I then borrowed the remaining books up to that point (probably the first 8 or so) from him and devoured them, and then started buying my own copies when I could afford it...