The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic: a stunning gift edition of the first two Discworld novels in comic form
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A beautiful gift edition of the first two Discworld novels – The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic – stunningly depicted in comic format for the first time – a fun read for established fans and new audiences alike.
‘Excellent and wacky as a good Pratchett should be’ — ***** Reader review
‘A must-have for any Discworld fan’ — ***** Reader review
‘Awesome’ — ***** Reader review
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Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants, who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. This is the Discworld – a place (and a time) parallel to our own – but also very different.
The Discworld Graphic Novels presents the very first two volumes of this much-loved series (The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic) in graphic novel form. Introduced here are the bizarre misadventures of Twoflower, the Discworld’s first ever tourist, and possibly – portentously – its last, and his guide Rincewind, the spectacularly inept wizard. Not to mention the Luggage, which has a mind of its own…
A gift like no other, this stunning package expertly conjures up the sights, sounds, people and places of Sir Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld in ways fans have previously only been able to imagine.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (2 Jun. 2008), Doubleday |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 272 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9780385614276 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0385614276 |
| Dimensions | 16.71 x 2.41 x 26.64 cm |
by Mrs. D. L. Wood
Hubby is a collector of everything Terry Pratchett so he was thrilled
by Lee jennings
In good condition
by Derek Ralph
Loved reading Sir Terry pratchett Discworld books and wanted to share it with my young grandchildren. What a great introduction to sit and learn them to read and learn to love books.
by Cat
Got this for my graphic novel mad 11 year old to get him past the slower earlier discworld books. When he is older and loves the series I’m sure he will go back and read the proper books but I just want him to get to Mort sooner rather than later.
by Amazon Customer
My dad lived this as he’s a big terry fan. It was a used copy but the cover was quite badly scratched/damaged which should have been indicated. Didn’t have time to contact about it as wouldn’t have had time to swap it before the big day
by Friarofdoom
I’m not so keen on these two books in their novel format. I’ve always felt Mr.P took a couple of Discworld attempts before really getting into his stride. My real dislike though is Rincewind, the only character in the whole of the disc I really found annoying.
I suppose that helps in my being quite happy to see the stories in a different style.
These are very well illustrated & capture the spirit of things nicely. I found it refreshing to have a new perspective instead of just a retread of the same old.
The humour remains & it’s always interesting to see someone else’s angle. I felt too that the illustrated format, although losing a lot of detail & nuance, made up for this by improving the pacing & moving things along a fair old rattle.
In a perfect world Terry would have overseen an illustrated version by Josh Kirby…I miss his jacket artwork almost as much as the yearly excitement of something new from the disc. An embuggerance indeed.
If you can’t bear the thought of someone fiddling about with the Stories then fair enough, stick with the originals. If you fancy a different viewpoint that will bring a smile & keep your interest, you could do a whole lot worse than this.
by Bradley L.
I had to check the book a couple times to make sure I wasn’t going mad but there are some moments that don’t make much sense.
For example in the novel there’s a dialogue between two characters where the line “But who could cheat fate?” This missing from this adaptation which makes the dialogue complete nonsense. I get that you can’t fit everything in from the source material but this and some other strange changes make this a little disappointing.
It’s nice quality though and the art style is a very nice homage to old style fantasy comics.
by JJ
This was bought as part of a Christmas present. The recipient is a big Pratchett fan and has read all of the Discworld books.
This contains two of their favourite and in graphic novel format. The stories are the same but the artwork is wonderful. A refreshing way to reread a favourite tale.