The Light Fantastic

This book continues the adventures of Rincewind Discworld's least likely wizard to survive. And yet somehow he does! In many ways this book is a completion of the action started in Colour of Magic. I especially enjoy the image of Cohen the Barbarian [Conan the Barbarian] past his prime. Many will remember his final adventure in the beutifully illustrated The Last Hero--which also...more

This book continues the adventures of Rincewind Discworld's least likely wizard to survive. And yet somehow he does! In many ways this book is a completion of the action started in Colour of Magic. I especially enjoy the image of Cohen the Barbarian [Conan the Barbarian] past his prime. Many will remember his final adventure in the beutifully illustrated The Last Hero--which also features Rincewind. Pratchett also includes a wee bit of science fiction in his fantasy as the great turtle draws close to light speed and the whole sky becomes dominated by a single star. There is also a great swap at people who in fear become fanatics, I read this in an anthology put out by the Science Fiction Book Club entitled Rincewind the Wizard. It also includes Soucery and Eric.   hide

I've decided to read the Discworld novels in order of publication, which I realize is not the way a lot of people read them, but nevertheless, etc. I enjoyed this novel a lot more than I did the first, /The Color of Magic./ There was a unifying story this time, and the overall sense that the narrative was going somewhere. Pratchett's style seems to be settling down a bit, as if he's finding...more

I've decided to read the Discworld novels in order of publication, which I realize is not the way a lot of people read them, but nevertheless, etc. I enjoyed this novel a lot more than I did the first, /The Color of Magic./ There was a unifying story this time, and the overall sense that the narrative was going somewhere. Pratchett's style seems to be settling down a bit, as if he's finding his rhythm. Rincewind has a little more depth to him, and there are a couple really choice puns here and there when you don't expect them.    hide

I absolutely adore Discworld novels. I haven't read enough to say which is my favorite, though. I too am reading them in publication order. So far I'm up to Equal Rights. As soon as school let out my book buying rather grinded to a halt because there are no bookstores around here. Anyway! I found this book hilarious and the "spell" was the climax of the hilarity. Read this book.

Great A Tuin is heading towards a big star. And Rincewind has this terrible feeling that the only spell he knows, is trying to get said, and that that can't be good. Pratchett continues the story with Rincewind and Twoflower in this novel. If you liked The Colour of Magic, you will like this.