The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic
	First edition
Author	Terry Pratchett
Cover artist	Alan Smith
Language	English
Series	Discworld; 1st novel – 1st Rincewind story;
Subject	Fantasy; Role-playing games; Characters:; Rincewind; Twoflower; The Luggage; Locations:; Ankh-Morpork, Krull;
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Colin Smythe
Publication date	24 November 1983
Awards	93rd in the Big Read
ISBN	0-86140-324-X
Followed by	The Light Fantastic

The Colour of Magic is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies.^[1] Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns."^[2]

^ "Terry Pratchett Bibliography". booksellerworld.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Why Gandalf Never Married, by Terry Pratchett, originally presented at Novacon 15 (1985), collected in Xyster 11 (1986); archived at ansible.co.uk

[1] "Terry Pratchett Bibliography". booksellerworld.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Why Gandalf Never Married, by Terry Pratchett, originally presented at Novacon 15 (1985), collected in Xyster 11 (1986); archived at ansible.co.uk

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