An incompetent wizard is tasked with protecting a visitor from a faraway land. A fantasy novel for people who don't like fantasy novels.

I’ve read a lot of fantasy in my day but nothing quite like this. Somehow I had never read anything by Terry Pratchett, so I decided to read the first novel (of many) set in his Discworld universe.

The Colour of Magic is a fantasy book for people who’ve grown tired of fantasy tropes and for people who are looking for a talented (British) writer to poke fun at those tropes while using the fantasy setting to poke fun at the real world. All the while celebrating oddballs and weirdos by putting them center stage and relishing in their weirdness.

I read this book at the right time and the right place and I can’t wait to read more from Terry Pratchett.