The Light Fantastic

mass market paperback, 241 pages

English language

Published Nov. 30, 2000 by HarperTorch.

ISBN:
978-0-06-102070-4
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4 stars (34 reviews)

The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. It was published on 2 June 1986, the first printing being of 1,034 copies. The title, taken from a poem by John Milton, in which it refers to dancing lightly with extravagance. The events of the novel are a direct continuation of those in the preceding book, The Colour of Magic.

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Fantastic!

5 stars

I love this opening quote:

The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.

This was a brilliant read. Really enjoyed it.

Where I felt the first one to be perhaps a little disjointed - lots of fun little scenes but maybe a bit less in the way of compelling overall narrative - this one is so much better.

I'm aware that Sir Terry recommended people ignore the first two books in the reading order, and whilst I can see why he may have said that about the first one, this one is very much worth reading.

It's funny, heartwarming, interesting; the main story is compelling and well-paced; there's plenty of sharp observations on humanity. His talent only develops upwards from here, of course, but the improvement between the first and second books is remarkable.

It's also got some incredible punes in it.

@bookstodon@a.gup.pe …

Fantastic!

5 stars

I love this opening quote:

The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.

This was a brilliant read. Really enjoyed it.

Where I felt the first one to be perhaps a little disjointed - lots of fun little scenes but maybe a bit less in the way of compelling overall narrative - this one is so much better.

I'm aware that Sir Terry recommended people ignore the first two books in the reading order, and whilst I can see why he may have said that about the first one, this one is very much worth reading.

It's funny, heartwarming, interesting; the main story is compelling and well-paced; there's plenty of sharp observations on humanity. His talent only develops upwards from here, of course, but the improvement between the first and second books is remarkable.

It's also got some incredible punes in it.

Hero luggage

4 stars

Setting aside the fact that I really want Twoflower's luggage, this was a good conclusion to the story set up in the Color of Magic.

Listening to the 2022 audiobook, I do like how they set off the footnotes and Death with different voices/special signals. That said, I'm not a fan of Twoflower's stereotypical nerd speech impediment.

Review of 'Le Huitième Sortilège' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Ah, la joie de retrouver Rincevent et Deuxfleurs ! Oh, le plaisir d’entendre les clop clop CLOP CLAP ! du bagage, et toujours LA VOIX DE LA MORT. Bref, le disque-monde, sa lumière lente, ses sorciers. Et tout ça pour quoi ? Pour permettre à Rincevent d’accomplir sa destinée de mage couard (une excellente condition de survie, si on en croit [author:Pratchett] !).
Je ne parlerai pas de l’histoire, puisque tout le monde s’en moque éperdument, je me contenterai de dire deux ou trois choses. D’abord, c’est le vrai départ des annales du Disque-Monde, car la huitième couleur n’est selon moi qu’une espèce de prologue dans lequel [author:Pratchett] ne sait pas encore trop comment maximiser le potentiel d’humour. Ensuite, Cohen le Barbare, le plus grand héros du disque-monde, une légende de son vivant, pour qui le bonheur peut se représenter par "du papier toilette frais !!!" lorsqu’il est avec une …

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