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Publicerades 12 oktober 1989 av Colin Smythe.
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.
On re-read I was very disappointed. It focuses too much on the comedy and forgets to tell a story.
Full review here.
When I rewatched the 2000 Dungeons&Dragons movie I thought it could have been improved by adding a scene where we see some bored 12-year-olds actually playing the campaign. I'd forgotten that that's pretty much what PTerry does here, and it doesn't really help.
There are glimmers of what's to come, and if I hadn't known that he can do much better I would probably have liked this better. But CoM is a mess; no plot beyond "Stuff happens!", some characters he'd wisely revise from scratch, more focus on the cosmology than society... It's Discworld, but not as we know it.
When I rewatched the 2000 Dungeons&Dragons movie I thought it could have been improved by adding a scene where we see some bored 12-year-olds actually playing the campaign. I'd forgotten that that's pretty much what PTerry does here, and it doesn't really help.
There are glimmers of what's to come, and if I hadn't known that he can do much better I would probably have liked this better. But CoM is a mess; no plot beyond "Stuff happens!", some characters he'd wisely revise from scratch, more focus on the cosmology than society... It's Discworld, but not as we know it.
