expiredphoinix | Staff posted Apr 28, 2026 07:18 AM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Apr 28, 2026 07:18 AM
Select Kindle eBooks: The Color of Magic: A Novel of Discworld
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I was a huge Douglas Adams fan back in high school/college, and it was very common to have Discworld recommended to fans of his. I read The Color of Magic in my early 20s, and something about it turned me off, so I didn't continue. Fast forward ~20 years, and I decided to take another run at the series with no expectations related to Adams or anything else, and I was slightly surprised to find I loved it from the first book. I've been reading them every other (Discworld, something else, Discworld) in chronological order, and I recently finished #37.
As with any series (especially one this long), I have minor nitpicks, but one of the many things I like is how Pratchett kept introducing new characters and situations late in the run. After book 30, he could have easily kept doing more stuff with Sam, Granny, Death, Rincewind, and the other regulars. Instead, he kept introducing new (and very good) characters like Tiffany Aching and Moist von Lipwig while still giving cameos to the more established characters.
The series is terribly clever and entertaining, but the satirical parts are what make it (and Adams's work) stand out to me. I'm a bit of an econ nerd, and seeing something like the Sam Vimes Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness [terrypratchett.com] stated so succinctly and relatably warms my heart.
Ebook is available in UK though: https://www.amazon.co.u
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shows at $6.99 for me... ?
ah, maybe deal is dead. OP link to CoM shows up as 13.99 for me
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I guess I'll have to find a deal like that.
Ebook is available in UK though: https://www.amazon.co.u
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