The Color of Magic

a novel of Discworld

228 pages

Langue : English

Publié 13 août 2005 par Harper.

ISBN :
978-0-06-085592-5
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Numéro OCLC :
60419412
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34497

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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. Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns."

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a publié une critique de The Colour of Magic par Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)

The Colour of Magic

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this. Overall I enjoyed it: I've read a couple of his other books and this is what you'd expect from a Pratchett novel (whimsical, witty, eccentric). You can feel the beginnings of his style taking shape here, which is fun to see. I get the feeling that Rincewind isn't a fan favourite character but I found him entertaining. That said it was a little all over the place plot-wise, and felt quite chaotic. The pacing was also not very refined. All in all though it's a solid start to the epic Discworld series.

Sujets

  • Vimes, Samuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction