The Colour of Magic
Discworld, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Colin Morgan
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Peter Serafinowicz
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Bill Nighy
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By:
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Terry Pratchett
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before
The audiobook of The Colour of Magic is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.
'It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination . . .'
Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course.
Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.
And the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge . . .
You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series.
The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Discworld series and was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.
'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian
'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-02-23
Loved it
Great listen, look forward to the next one. Well read great characters, brings the dis world to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-22
Wacky
The pacing and humor took me quite a while to warm up to, but it really is charming once you get into it.
Just give into it.
Don't resist.
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- Tony Whitehead
- 14-11-23
Great introduction
A great intro to the discworld. A clever concept to have a tourist, so you can explore the world and learn about it as you go. Very funny too!
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- Leigh
- 02-10-22
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I have enjoyed this, this being the first audiobook, I would recommended to friends and family
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- K. Brown
- 31-12-22
Good story, pointless music
Lovely initial development of STP's Diskworld, but I am a life long fan.
I'm getting used to the narration, I hope it grows on me.
I'm not a fan of the music, just seems out of place ...
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- Cress0056
- 02-08-24
The magic
The narrator was ok. The story was as expected. wonderus. Rincewind was hopeless as the tourists was hopeful.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-01-25
Bizzare Adventure
I loved it!!! The voices suited the characters well. I loved the interactions between the characters and was eager to see where their adventure will lead them.
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- David Eaton
- 07-01-23
Revisited again and loved it
Excellent, the narration is fantastic and the voices are funny. Imagine Rincewind as Kenneth Williams 🤣 Will be buying the next book.💥
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- Chris
- 26-11-22
A wonderful version recreation
I have long enjoyed these novels. This new version is simply superb. Peter does an excellent job of bringing the characters to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-11-22
New narration
I honestly was not hopeful for these new versions after buying a great many of the older audiobooks, I'm now so glad I bought them an gave them a chance. Rincewind is not my fave series but I really enjoyed the performance, I'm now preparing to buy ALL of these new versions. Spectacular work. I will treasure them all.
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