Monday, September 14, 2015

Science Fiction / Fantasy - August's Pick

Our Science Fiction book discussion group took up Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel, "The Color of Magic". Sadly, I missed this discussion because I was out of town.

The Color of Magic is the first tale (I believe) of the wizard Rincewind and the wealthy Agatean tourist Twoflower. Their journey is complicated by the fact that their adventure is basically a giant board game being played out by the gods of Discworld. I liked the book, it's witty and funny in places. Much of Pratchett's cleverness is tied up in wordplay and taking the familiar and making it work in unexpected ways in his fantasy.



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