Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett the first book in the Wizards series part of the Discworld novels.NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBCS 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELSIf youve never read a Discworld novel whats the matter with you GuardianThe best fantasy writer ever 5star reader reviewIt 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 worlds worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job to look after the worlds 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 things just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge . . .The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.Praise for the Discworld seriesPratchetts spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction Mail on SundayPratchett is a master storyteller GuardianOne of our greatest fantasists and beyond a doubt the funniest George R.R. MartinOne of those rare writers who appeals to everyone Daily ExpressOne of the most consistently funny writers around Ben AaronovitchMasterful and brilliant Fantasy amp Science FictionPratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable The TimesThe best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse The Sunday TelegraphNothing short of magical Chicago TribuneConsistently funny consistently clev