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It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination. 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. Sold by: Amazon. It needs a hero, and fast. What it doesn't need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the well-meaning tourist whose luggage has a mind and legs of its own. Which is a shame, because that's all there is. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina Esk, for short , the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with her. Thankfully Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld's most famous witch, has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo. With Granny's help, Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.

Which is a shame, because that's all there is.

The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchett 's Discworld fantasy novels. It consists of a large disc complete with edge-of-the-world drop-off and consequent waterfall resting on the backs of four huge elephants which are standing on the back of an enormous turtle , named Great A'Tuin similar to Chukwa or Akupara from Hindu mythology as it slowly swims through space. Magic is an everyday feature of life on Discworld, whilst even science the speed of light for example has unearthly qualities. The similarities to Planet Earth the presence of human motives such as greed only exacerbate the strangeness of Discworld itself these motives are often achieved or thwarted through the direct intercession of Gods and other Powers. Pratchett first explored the idea of a disc-shaped world in the novel Strata The narration has described A'Tuin as "the only turtle ever to feature on the Hertzsprung—Russell diagram ".

Discworld Series. Book 1. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. In a world supported on the back of a giant turtle… More. Want to Read.

Discworlds

Discworld is a comic fantasy [1] book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett , set on the Discworld , a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The series began in with The Colour of Magic and continued until the final novel The Shepherd's Crown , which was published in , following Pratchett's death. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from classic works, usually fantasy or science fiction, as well as mythology , folklore and fairy tales , and often use them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues. Forty-one Discworld novels were published. Apart from the first novel in the series, The Colour of Magic , the original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time , had cover art by Josh Kirby. After Kirby's death in , the covers were designed by Paul Kidby. The American editions, published by HarperCollins , used their own cover art. Companion publications include eleven short stories some only loosely related to the Discworld , four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. The series has been adapted for graphic novels, theatre, computer and board games, and television.

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The Discworld is a series of 40 different novels published from up to The novels of this series are based on the comic fantasy genre and are written by English novelist Terry Pratchett.

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