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The Colour of Magic

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The Colour of Magic

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
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About this listen

 "Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the Discworld. Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant idiot."

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place that might sound and smell very much like our own, but that looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers. But just because the Disc is different doesn't mean that some things don't stay the same. Its very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the arrival of the first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. But if the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries, and, well, Death, is a spectacularly inept wizard, a little logic might turn out to be a very good idea.

The Colour of Magic is the first novel in Terry Pratchett's acclaimed Discworld series, of which some 20 million copies have been sold.

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Critic Reviews

"Pratchett is a comic genius." ( Daily Express)
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Who would have thought that Tony Robinson, who is so good at storytelling on TV, would be such an abysmal narrator. He rushes through it, he's monotone and there's no performative quality whatsoever. He's literally just reading it aloud.

Very disappointing

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I love this narrators voice. This classic fantasy story really suits the irony and sarcasm that the narrator can put into the reading of the main character.

A wacky classic.

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Where does The Colour of Magic rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is the best matching of author and narrator that I have come across so far. To the point that I will now be hunting up all of Tony Robinsons narrations of Terry Pratchetts books!
Excellent.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There is no possibility of selecting one favourite when it comes to characters in this book. Let's face it, all of Terry Pratchetts characterisations are the best. Good, bad or down right crazy, they all surpass the standard character of any book.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I now play these in the car. So every time I get in and turn on the key, Tony's voice comes piping through the speakers and my grin is instantaneous.

Any additional comments?

Want to be happy? Download this and get sucked into a fantastic world.

Perfect mating of author and narrator.

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damn, colour of magic was shorter than I expected, now on to the next one already

always loved Terry Pratchett

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Tony does a graet job of narrating the Pratchett classic. Character voices are awesome. Well worth the listen.

Great listen

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I absolutely love this this book and Tony Robinson is just so perfect telling it.

absolutely brilliant

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I am a bit late to the game with the Discworld series but i am determined to read all books. The first’s one was Ok,excited to read the rest.

determined to read all books

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The storyline is a little panicky and over the top kinda whacky scenarios I just couldn’t get my head into the storyline and the characters are quite forgettable I dunno why this book is so recommended

Got kinda lost

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theyve only included half the book. would refund if possible, its a blatant rip off.

not the complete book

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