His characters are elaborate and interesting and play a part in more than just one of his books, they often appear as secondary characters or are mentioned in other books. So I already heard of Rincewind, the main in this novel, but this was the first time I read about his story. Rincewind is cynical about almost everything that happens. And it seems there is a.. The first Discworld novel. The novel that started the most hilarious series I've read. I had to read this one, to figure out how it all started. The creativity that allows for the plots, the amazingly strange and funny characters and the reinvention of our culture is the key to the wonderful writing of Terry Pratchett. That said, this is not one of his best books. It's funny, but for the first time reading a Discworld novel I wasn't laughing the whole time. But it's a good start, Rincewind, Deat.. Saw this on the shelf & thought I would see how the great Terry Pratchett read in graphic novel form. The graphic novel was OK, but it really just made me want to go back and read the novel itself.
In the section "The Colour of Magic", the characters Bravd and The Weasel relate to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser from Fritz Leiber 's Sword series. "The Sending of Eight" has Lovecraftian references, and "The Lure of the Wyrm" parodies Anne McCaffrey 's Dragonflight. [3] [4] Adaptations [ edit] Graphic novel [ edit] A graphic novel, illustrated by Steven Ross and adapted by Scott Rockwell, was first published as a four-part comic in 1991 by the Innovative Corporation, of Wheeling, WV and then published as a single volume by Corgi on 12 November 1992. Part 1 was originally announced for publication by Innovative on 10 December 1990, but it was delayed as Terry Pratchett had not been shown the artwork for approval as contractually required and disliked it, so the first issue had to be redrawn. The graphic novel is split up into several chapters like the book, and is faithful to the source material in that it is built up like classic barbarian stories (in this case comics à la Red Sonja). Crucial differences between the book and comic include the cutting-out of some of the adventures in Ankh-Morpork and Krull, along with combining the characters of Galder Weatherwax and Ymper Trymon.
Christopher Lee took over the role of Death from Ian Richardson [6] (a role Lee previously portrayed in the animated series Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters). Computer game The plot was adapted for a text adventure computer game in 1986, by Delta 4 and released by Piranha, a Macmillan subsidiary, in Amstrad/CDC, Commodore and Spectrum formats. References External links Terry Pratchett discusses The Colour of Magic on the BBC World Book Club Annotations for The Colour of Magic Quotes from The Colour of Magic Synopsis of The Colour of Magic Sky One's The Colour of Magic Colin Smythe Ltd Reading order guide Preceded by None 1st Discworld Novel Succeeded by The Light Fantastic 1st Rincewind Story Published in 1983 The Light Fantastic
Also, in the book, the female Dragonriders are described as being topless, as barbarian women in fiction tend to be. However, in the graphic novel the women wear chain-mail chestpieces as well as the clothing described in the book. It has been published in hardcover, along with the graphic novel of The Light Fantastic, as The Discworld Graphic Novels ( ISBN 9780061685965). TV adaptation [ edit] The Mob Film Company and Sky One have produced a two-part adaptation, combining both The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, directed by Vadim Jean and broadcast over Easter, 2008. David Jason starred in the role of Rincewind. Sean Astin, best known for his role as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings film series, took the role of Twoflower. Christopher Lee took over the role of Death from Ian Richardson [5] (a role Lee had previously played in the animated series Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters). Computer game [ edit] The plot was adapted for a text adventure computer game in 1986, by Delta 4 and released by Piranha, a Macmillan subsidiary, in Amstrad/CDC, Commodore and Spectrum formats.
The Colour of Magic Author Terry Pratchett Language English Series Discworld 1st novel – 1st Rincewind story Subject Fantasy clichés, Role-playing games Characters Rincewind, Twoflower, The Luggage Locations Ankh-Morpork, Krull Genre Fantasy Publisher Colin Smythe Publication date November 24th 1983 Awards 93rd in the Big Read ISBN 0-86140-324-X The Colour of Magic (also known as The Color of Magic) is a 1983 comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of 506 copies. [1] Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns. " [2] Plot summary The main character is an incompetent and cynical wizard named Rincewind. He involuntarily becomes a guide to the rich but naive tourist from the Agatean Empire, Twoflower. Forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire caused by a bartender who misunderstood the concept of insurance, which Twoflower told him about, they begin on a journey across the Disc.
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The Colour of Magic First edition Author Terry Pratchett Cover artist Alan Smith Language English Series Discworld 1st novel – 1st Rincewind story Subject Fantasy clichés, Role-playing games Characters Rincewind, Twoflower, The Luggage Locations Ankh-Morpork, Krull Genre Fantasy Publisher Colin Smythe Publication date 24 November 1983 (37 years ago) Awards 93rd in the Big Read ISBN 0-86140-324-X The Colour of Magic is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies. [1] Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns. " [2] Plot summary [ edit] Setting [ edit] The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants – Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen – who themselves stand on the shell of Great A'Tuin, a gigantic sea turtle.
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They nearly go over the waterfall on the edge of the Disc, but are rescued and taken to Krull, a city perched on the very edge of the Discworld and inhabited by hydrophobic wizards. The Krullians wish to discover the gender of Great A'Tuin, the giant turtle who carries the Discworld through space, so they have built a space capsule to launch over the Edge. They intend to sacrifice Rincewind and Twoflower to get Fate to smile on the voyage, Fate insisting on their sacrifice in revenge for their role in his loss of the game. Instead, Rincewind, Twoflower, and Tethis the sea troll hijack the capsule and are launched off the Disc themselves. The story segues immediately into the beginning of The Light Fantastic; the two books can therefore be seen as one two-volume novel. Structure The Colour of Magic is one of the few of the forty Discworld novels to be divided into sections or chapters, some others being Pyramids, Going Postal, Making Money, and some of the books for younger readers, specifically The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents and the five Tiffany Aching books, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight and The Shepherd's Crown.