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The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2)
The Light Fantastic - Discworld, Bk 2
Author: Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. — In The Light Fantastic only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060855888
ISBN-10: 0060855886
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 3
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althea avatar reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 774 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
The Discworld books are perhaps the only series that I've never felt the need to read in order... this one, I believe, is the second installment in the two-dozen-plus volume humorous series... I'm not usually much for reading 'humor,' but Pratchett (and Douglas Adams) are my exceptions. They really are very very funny.
In this one, the Discworld, atop its giant turtle cruising through space, is on a collision course with a giant star. The only way to avert disaster will be to have the eight spells of the tome known as the Octavo read simultaneously and at the right moment.... however, one of the spells has left the book and is lodged in the brain of the failed wizard Rincewind, who is in parts unknown with the archetypal Tourist, Twoflower, and his amazingly cute but quite possibly malevolent travelling Trunk, The Luggage.
reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 209 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
If you enjoy a bit of silliness in your humor this is the book for you. I laughed all the way through it.
wss4 avatar reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 389 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another great DiscWorld novel featuring the âwizard' Rincewind and his friend TwoFlower. This is the second Discworld book that I have read, the first being âThe Color of Magic'. This book takes right up where the last lets off, with Rincewind falling off the Disc. This book has a much more solid storyline and the characters are fabulous. I look forward to many more hours reading about the adventures to be found on DiscWorld.
tuathaan avatar reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Beautiful! Laugh out loud funny and a wonderful adventure!
wss4 avatar reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 389 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another great DiscWorld novel featuring the âwizard' Rincewind and his friend TwoFlower. This is the second Discworld book that I have read, the first being âThe Color of Magic'. This book takes right up where the last lets off, with Rincewind falling off the Disc. This book has a much more solid storyline and the characters are fabulous. I look forward to many more hours reading about the adventures to be found on DiscWorld.
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reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on
The wit, wisdom, and, sheer comedic genius of Sir Terry Pratchett's works is unparalleled in our world.
What makes The Discworld so engaging, is that one can see their friends, their neighbors, and, even themselves, in the characters that populate the series.
All of the Discworld books work well as stand-alone stories, but also fit together to fill out one gigantic puzzle.
marcijo28 avatar reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 325 more book reviews
Fantastic!
reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 29 more book reviews
I enjoyed this much more than the first book, and it was very much woth reading the first book to be able to read this. I found the book funny and easy to read, a great sign of what to expect in future Discworld novels.
raksha38 avatar reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 203 more book reviews
Very fun. A little more polished and more like what the Discworld books will become later. This book was one coherent storyline, rather than a loosely connected series of vignettes the first one seemed to be. And so many puns! So very many puns. The ending was a little bittersweet, but it was really time.
reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 70 more book reviews
I like or love everything Terry Pratchett's written (that I've read). I'm working on reading every book he's written, but that'll take a while!
reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 2 more book reviews
About as Zany as most of his books. Rincewind really makes the world laugh some more
reviewed The Light Fantastic (Discworld, Bk 2) on + 52 more book reviews
Sequel to the Color of Magic in which the adventures of Rincewind, Twoflower the tourist, and Twoflowers remarkable luggage continue


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