The Colour of Magic
British novelist, 1948–2015.
The Colour of Magic is a 1983 novel by Terry Pratchett.
In fantasy
On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- First published
- 1983
- Length
- 288 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Fantasy, Satire, Adventure
- Series
- Book 1 of Discworld
Is The Colour of Magic worth reading?
2 of the 19 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk) and The Big Read top 100 (BBC).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk, 2014) | Listed | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 93 | See the list |
Best edition of The Colour of Magic
The edition we link to is the Corgi paperback (2012), 288 pages.
- Publisher
- Corgi (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN
- 9780552166591
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Colour of Magic
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 27% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Colour of Magic
If you liked The Colour of Magic, try Night Watch, The Lord of the Rings or Cloud Atlas.
