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The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
January 23rd, 2010 by Aldouspi

  • ISBN13: 9780061833106
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly . . . Imagine a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) strikingly parallel to our own—but also very different. But also very similar. To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the birth of the Discworld, the first two volumes of the remarkable Terry Pratchett’s e… More >>

The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic


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5 Responses  
  • Marla Mcfadin writes:
    January 23rd, 20107:31 amat

    I didn’t actually read this book because I bought it based on my friend’s wish list. I certainly hope she likes it.
    Rating: 4 / 5

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  • Shirley Palmer writes:
    January 23rd, 20109:15 amat

    I bought this for my granddaughter, who would have preferred the original novel. Grandma just didn’t understand what a graphic novel is.
    Rating: 3 / 5

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  • M. Porterfield writes:
    January 23rd, 201010:35 amat

    I personally like to use my imagination while reading a book to come up with the images that the author is trying to convey. This book gives the story while showing you the descriptions. The drawings are wonderful and the story still rings true, but if you are looking for the full ‘DiscWorld Experience’ I would read the actual novels. These books would be good for younger readers who enjoy the graphic novel genre.
    Rating: 4 / 5

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  • Harriet Klausner writes:
    January 23rd, 201011:08 amat

    “The Colour of Magic”. Discworld lies evenly flat on four elephants who ride on the back of a turtle orbiting around the universe. Tourist Twoflower from the Agatean Empire on the Counterweight Continent has come to Ankh-Morpork to see the famous sights. Noted loser, drop-out and coward Rincewind the worst wizard is assigned to show the visitor the city or he will lose a few extremities in case he foolishly refuses the kind offer. When an inferno engulfs Ankh-Morpork Rincewind and Twoflower run for their lives with two many legged luggage. Thus starts their miscapades.

    “The Light Fantastic”. Wizard extraordinaire Rincewind and tourist Twoflower escape the void of space at a time when Discworld appears on a course to collide with a red star that at a minimum would destroy the turtle, four elephants the planet and its residents. The great minds know that the eight great magic spells will save the turtle, four elephants, the planet and its residents. Seven spells seem ready for deployment; the eighth resides alone inside the brain of Rincewind.

    The first two 1980s tales make for a fun graphic novel filled with humor, irony and satire that seems timely as health care for the uninsured, under insured, and economically deprived insured is debated by those who have access to the best in health care on the cheap. The adaptation is fun as Scott Rockwell captures the essence of the misadventures with great minds who belong in Congress debating the gender of the turtle, Cohen the Barbarian explaining the subtly of combat, and Death learning to play bridge before Bill and Ted. The graphics illustrated by Steven Ross enhance the belief that Discworld exists though readers will have their own mental images to compare with. Except for purists, fans of the saga will enjoy this adaptation of the original duology while floating at a turtle’s pace through space.

    Harriet Klausner

    Rating: 5 / 5

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  • Jay Young writes:
    January 23rd, 201011:29 amat

    Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” series has been justly popular over the last several years. In the series, Pratchett manages both to concoct good fantasy/science fiction stories while simultaneously satirizing the genres. In other words, he makes the stories funny without them being farcical, and suspenseful without them ever giving a hint that they’re supposed to be taken overly seriously.

    Scott Rockwell has given Discworld fans a great gift by adapting the first two books, The Color of Magic and The Light Fantastic to graphic novel form. Both fans of the series and first-comers will both be delighted with the illustrations and how they tell Pratchett’s zany stories so effortlessly.

    To give you an idea, the Discworld series is a lot like the Phantom Tollbooth and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy- it’s just one crazy thing after another. Basically, A’Tuin, a gigantic turtle, roams through space, and standing on him are four elephants, who hold up the discworld. In the discworld there are wizards, though not the kind you would expect. The main character is Rincewind, who did not do well at all in magic school, but nonetheless has one of the eight spells stuck in his head. He meets a tourist named Twoflower, and together discover that unless all of the 8 spells, of which one is in Rincewind’s head, are said at once, the world will come to an end. There’s more to it, of course, but that’s the summary of the basic plot.

    In sum, anyone who is interested in fantasy/science fiction and can appreciate broad references and satirical commentary on the genres, in addition to some philosophical undertones, will definitely enjoy this visual delight.
    Rating: 5 / 5

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