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The Colour of Magic

Discworld, Book 1

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The Colour of Magic

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before


The audiobook of The Colour of Magic is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination . . .'

Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course.

Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.

And the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge . . .

You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series.

The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Discworld series and was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian

'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own'
The Times

©1983 Terry Pratchett (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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Great listen, look forward to the next one. Well read great characters, brings the dis world to life.

Loved it

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The pacing and humor took me quite a while to warm up to, but it really is charming once you get into it.

Just give into it.

Don't resist.

Wacky

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A great intro to the discworld. A clever concept to have a tourist, so you can explore the world and learn about it as you go. Very funny too!

Great introduction

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I have enjoyed this, this being the first audiobook, I would recommended to friends and family

audio

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Lovely initial development of STP's Diskworld, but I am a life long fan.

I'm getting used to the narration, I hope it grows on me.
I'm not a fan of the music, just seems out of place ...

Good story, pointless music

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The narrator was ok. The story was as expected. wonderus. Rincewind was hopeless as the tourists was hopeful.

The magic

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What can be said, just amazing.
So well written, beautiful read, no words I could string together could do it justice.
Terry Pratchett was a magical word smith ❤️

Just awesome

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I loved it!!! The voices suited the characters well. I loved the interactions between the characters and was eager to see where their adventure will lead them.

Bizzare Adventure

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Excellent, the narration is fantastic and the voices are funny. Imagine Rincewind as Kenneth Williams 🤣 Will be buying the next book.💥

Revisited again and loved it

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I have long enjoyed these novels. This new version is simply superb. Peter does an excellent job of bringing the characters to life.

A wonderful version recreation

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