whilereadingandwalking:The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett is a stunning, small black paperback t
whilereadingandwalking:The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett is a stunning, small black paperback that I picked up in one of the many bookstores I visited while in the UK. It’s not my first Discworld novel, but it’s the first step towards actually committing to the series, and the one I read (I think it was Making Money) had less world-building in it. Pratchett’s Discworld both makes fun of world-building in fantasy and is a fantastic example of truly excellent world-building in fantasy. His illogical world is funny, with its own inner logics: a turtle walks through the universe. On his back are four elephants, and on their backs rests a disc on which a world rests. His characters are endearing and fun, and he consistently breaks the rules of genre, twisting in and out of science fiction and fantasy without much trouble. The Luggage, that monster of a box with its many, many legs, that terrorizes nations, is one of the most unexpectedly-funny magical creatures I’ve encountered in a long time. Rincewind and Twofeather grow close to the heart in their three novella-length antics, and in doing so, they share with the reader new ways of looking at the world in all its wonder. I look forward to reading more Discworld in the future. -- source link
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