| Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 1st novel – 1st Rincewind story  |
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| Outline | |
| Characters: | Rincewind Twoflower The Luggage |
| Locations: | Ankh-Morpork Krull |
| Motifs: | Fantasy clichés, Role-playing games |
| Publication details | |
| Year of release: | 1983 |
| Original publisher: | Colin Smythe |
| Hardback ISBN: | ISBN 0-86140-324-X |
| Paperback ISBN: | ISBN 0-552-12475-3 |
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| Notes: | 93rd in the Big Read |
The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. Discworld is a comedic Fantasy Book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat Rincewind the Wizzard is a Fictional character Twoflower is a Fictional character featured in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels The Luggage is a fictional object that appears in several of the Discworld Novels by Terry Pratchett. Geography Ankh-Morpork lies on the River Ankh (the most polluted waterway on the Discworld and reputedly solid enough to walk on where the fertile loam of the Sto Plains Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. The Big Read was a 2003 survey carried out by the BBC, with the goal of finding the "Nation's Best-loved Book" by way of a viewer vote via the Web SMS and telephone Comic fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. It is the first of the Discworld series and was published in 1983. Discworld is a comedic Fantasy Book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat It is also one of only eight Discworld novels to be divided into sections or chapters, the others being Pyramids, Going Postal, Making Money, and the four books for young readers, specifically The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents and the three Tiffany Aching books, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith. A chapter is one of the main divisions of a piece of writing of relative length such as a Book. Going postal is an American English Slang term used as a verb meaning to suddenly become extremely and uncontrollably angry possibly to the point of violence Making Money is a Terry Pratchett novel in the Discworld series published in the UK on 20 September, 2007. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents is the 28th Novel in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series published in 2001 For The Wee Free see the Free Church of Scotland. The Wee Free Men, first published in 2003 is the second Story of The Discworld A Hat Full of Sky is a novel written by Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, written with younger readers in mind This article is about the novel For the wintersmith himself see the wintersmith Wintersmith is the title of the third Tiffany Aching novel Each chapter is in fact a separate short story featuring the same characters. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such The idea of The Colour of Magic - that all that happens is due to the gods' gambling – is somewhat similar to traditional role-playing games, in that the roll of the dice determines what happens to the characters. See also Discworld (world#Magic The Discworld gods are the fictional deities from Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series of fantasy A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters.
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Plot summary
The main character is the incompetent and cynical wizard Rincewind, who involuntarily finds himself as a guide to the naive tourist, Twoflower. The Wizards are major characters in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series Rincewind the Wizzard is a Fictional character Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Twoflower is a Fictional character featured in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels After they are forced to flee from the city of Ankh-Morpork after a terrible fire they are sent on a journey across the disc which is unknowingly being controlled by a board game being played by the Gods. Geography Ankh-Morpork lies on the River Ankh (the most polluted waterway on the Discworld and reputedly solid enough to walk on where the fertile loam of the Sto Plains They meet two barbarians on their way out of Morpork, Bravd and Weasel.
After their visit to Wyrmberg, the upside-down mountain which is home to dragons that only exist in the imagination, their journey leads them to the country of Krull, perched on the very edge of the Discworld where they are thrown off the edge of the Disc due to the Krullians' urge to find out the gender of Great A'Tuin (the turtle which is swimming through space with four elephants resting the Disc on top). The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchett 's Discworld fantasy novels
The story is continued in the succeeding Discworld novel, The Light Fantastic. The Light Fantastic is a Comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series
Ideas and themes
The barbarians, Bravd and Weasel, are parodies of Fritz Leiber's fantasy heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. This article refers to the science fiction writer For the actor see Fritz Leiber Sr Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are two seminal Sword-and-sorcery heroes created by Fritz Leiber (1910–1992 and loosely modelled upon himself and his friend Harry The city of Ankh-Morpork is also a parody of Leiber's Lankhmahr.
Rincewind and Twoflower have a narrow escape from Bel-Shamharoth — a monster inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. See also Discworld (world#Magic The Discworld gods are the fictional deities from Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series of fantasy Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy Lovecraft who wrote many stories in a universe where unspeakable Evil lives, and where Ancient Gods (with unpronounceable names) play games with the lives of mortals. Cthulhu is a giant fictional creature one of the Great Old Ones in H He also wrote a story called The Colour out of Space, about an indescribable, unearthly colour.
The number eight is important on the Discworld, being closely associated with magic. In mathematics 8 is a Composite number, its Proper divisors being 1, 2, and 4. The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchett 's Discworld fantasy novels Wizards avoid saying the number out loud, and Octarine is the Disc's eighth colour, the colour of magic as described in the title. This article details minor Discworld concepts: concepts and ideas from the Discworld of novels by Terry Pratchett which only appear in the background or This is reflected in the title of the French translation of the book La Huitième Couleur — (lit: The Eighth Colour). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
The upside-down mountain of Wyrmberg is apparently inspired by the Dragonriders of Pern novels of Anne McCaffrey. The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American Science fiction Author best known for her Dragonriders
Continuity
The story continues where it leaves off, in the sequel The Light Fantastic. The Light Fantastic is a Comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series
Translations
AdaptationsGraphic novelA graphic novel, illustrated by Steven Ross and adapted by Scott Rockwell, was published by Corgi in 1992. This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. A Transworld Publishers is a British publishing division of Random House and belongs to Bertelsmann, one of the world's largest media groups 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 a la Red Sonja). Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, is a Fictional character, a Low fantasy Sword and sorcery heroine created by Roy Thomas Crucial differences between the book and comic include the cutting-out of some of the adventures in Ankh-Morpork and Krull. Geography Ankh-Morpork lies on the River Ankh (the most polluted waterway on the Discworld and reputedly solid enough to walk on where the fertile loam of the Sto Plains Also, in the book, the female Dragonriders are described as being topless, as barbarian women in fiction tend to be. However, to keep the graphic novel kid-friendly, the women wear chain-mail bras as well as the clothing described in the book. TV adaptationThe Mob Film Company and Sky One have produced a two-part adaptation, combining both The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic broadcast over Easter 2008. The Colour of Magic is a two-part television adaptation of the bestselling novels The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic by The Mob is a British media Production company, based in London and Leeds. The Colour of Magic is a two-part television adaptation of the bestselling novels The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic by Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Sir David Jason starred in the role of Rincewind[4]. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Christopher Lee took over the role of Death from Ian Richardson[5] (a role Lee previously portrayed in the animated series Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters). Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Ian William Richardson CBE ( 7 April 1934 &ndash 9 February 2007) was a Scottish Actor best known for playing Soul Music is a seven-part animated Television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by Cosgrove Wyrd Sisters is a two-part animated Television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by Cosgrove Computer gameThe plot was adapted for a text adventure computer game in 1986. The Colour of Magic is a Text adventure game developed by Delta 4 and published by Piranha Games in 1986 External links
ReferencesSources: Colin Smythe Ltd, Babelfish translation. Notes
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