The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Discworld series (original title: Discworld), written by the British author Terry Pratchett . DirectorVadim Jean brought in 2008, based on this three-hour television movie The Colour of Magic, in which also sequel The Light Fantastic is processed.

Contents

 * 1 Topics
 * 2 Second Printing
 * 3 Summary
 * 4 Sources

Topics
The book is a parody of classic fantasy - themes and more particularly on the work of Fritz Leiber (the "swords" series) and Anne McCaffrey (the Dragon Riders of Pern).In this first work of the series dominates the comic and absurd much stronger than in the later books. Several figures in subsequent stories have a major role to play, come here for the first time, but their characters are superficial or not as developed. The book is in (three larger) chapters divided - for it if necessary as three separate stories in a magazine have been able to publish - something Pratchett in the main series would not do to Postal .

First edition
The book was in 1983 published in a very limited edition; Only gradually the popularity grew enough to consider a sequel. An initial pressure (Collin Smythe, 1983) is now more than 5,000 British Pounds (± € 7500, -) value.

Summary
Briefly, the book is about Twoflower , an unknown man with "four eyes" (many fans think that this is an eyeglasses means, but according to the cover he really 4 eyes Terry Pratchett has said Twoflower indeed 4. has eyes, but he liked the idea of glasses.), which as a tourist visit in Ankh-Morpork . Twoflower is followed everywhere by Luggage . He himself comes from Agatese Empire Tegenwichters the Continent, a region of abundant wealth. When he arrives in Ankh-Morpork, he meets Rincewind, a cynical wizard of the lowest category. Twoflower seller turns out to be insurance and the owner of the inn where Twoflower is staying, puts his house on fire (here a helping hand by Death ) after he has taken out fire insurance. As a result, burns half Ankh-Morpork off. Rincewind is reluctantly (but blinded by greed), the guide Twoflower and show him the continent where he lives. On this adventure they come along huge spiders, talking trees, meet dragons only exist when you believe and eventually drop them off in a huge ship of the edge of the world drive. Stops here The Colour of Magic. How does this story end to read The Light Fantastic.