The Colour of Magic

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The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first of the Discworld series. It was published in 1983. It is also one of only five Discworld novels to be divided into chapters, the others being the 2004 book Going Postal, and the three young adult novels.

The main character is the incompetent and cynical wizard Rincewind, who involuntarily finds himself as a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower. After they are forced to flee from the city of Ankh-Morpork, their journey leads them to the country of Krull, perched on the very edge of the Discworld.

Their story is continued in the succeeding Discworld novel, The Light Fantastic.

The Colour of Magic was the first Discworld computer game and so far the only one directly adapted from a Discworld novel. Following the plot of the book fairly faithfully, it was a text adventure released in 1986 for the Sinclair Spectrum. It can be played on modern computers with the aid of an emulator program.

The Colour of Magic translations

Barva Kouzel (Czech)
Når Magien Bliver for Broget (Danish)
De Kleur van Toverij (Dutch)
Võlukunsti Värv (Estonian)
Magian Väri (Finnish)
Le Huitième Couleur (French)
Die Farben der Magie (German)
A Mágia Színe (Hungarian)
Il Colore di Magia (Italian)
Boja Magije (Yugoslav/Serbian)
Magiens Farge (Norwegian)
Kolor Magii (Polish)
El Color de la Magia (Spanish)
Magins Färg (Swedish)
A Cor da Magia (Brazilian Portuguese)

External links

Terry Pratchett's Discworld

Novels:

The Colour of Magic - The Light Fantastic - Equal Rites - Mort - Sourcery - Wyrd Sisters - Pyramids - Guards! Guards! - Eric - Moving Pictures - Reaper Man - Witches Abroad - Small Gods - Lords and Ladies - Men at Arms - Soul Music - Interesting Times - Maskerade - Feet of Clay - Hogfather - Jingo - The Last Continent - Carpe Jugulum - The Fifth Elephant - The Truth - Thief of Time - The Last Hero - Night Watch - Monstrous Regiment - Going Postal

Young Adult Novels:

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents - Wee Free Men - A Hat Full of Sky

Discworld characters:

Achmed the Mad - Albert - Angua - The Auditors - Bel-Shamharoth - Bilious - Blind Io - Carrot Ironfoundersson - Cohen the Barbarian - Fred Colon - The Creator - Death - Death of Rats - Detritus - C.M.O.T. Dibbler - Foul Ole Ron - Gaspode - Great A'Tuin - Greebo - Hodgesaargh - Igor - Bloody Stupid Johnson - Leonard of Quirm - The Librarian - Lu-Tze - The Luggage - Other characters

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