Twelve kinds of taste
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Discworld (Imaginary place), Fiction, Romans, Merveilleux
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.
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Comic, ironic, warm and cool.
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On Open Library, 270 have read it and 657 want to.
“If I had a penny for every time someone asked me where I got the idea of the Discworld, I'd have—hang on a moment—£4.67.”
Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (*The Colour of Magic*) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read no
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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“Is The Colour of Magic a masterpiece, not merely a very good book?”
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“Would The Colour of Magic hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1983?”
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