The Discworld Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Terry Pratchett
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
- Time of Work: Various times in the history of the Discworld
- Setting: A flat world known as the Disc or Discworld
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Death or dying, Witches or witchcraft
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The Discworld novels are all set on the same imaginary world. The Great Atuin, the world-carrying turtle, has four giant elephants standing on his back, and the elephants hold up the Disc. The Disc is inhabited by a strange variety of people and creatures. Although many of the books can stand by themselves, several follow the adventures of the same characters.
The Colour of Magic introduces the Discworld as well as Rincewind, the failed Wizard. Rincewind knows only one spell, and it is so devastating that certain people are ready to kill him to keep him...
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