Langue : français
Publié 19 juin 1998 par L'Atalante.
Dans une dimension lointaine et passablement farfelue, un monde se balade à doss de quatre éléphants, eux-mêmes juchés sur la carapce de la Grande Tortue. Oui, c'est le Disque-monde. Les habitants de la cité d'Ankh-Morpork croyaient avoir tout vu. Et Deuxfleurs avait l'air tellement inoffensif, bonhomme chétif, fidèlement escorté par un Bagage de bois magique déambulant sur une myriade de petites jambes. Tellement inoffensif que le Praticien avait chargé le calamiteux mage Rincevent de sa sécurité dans la cité quadrillée par la Guilde des Voleurs et celle des Assassins ; mission périlleuse qui devait les conduire loin : dans une caverne de dragons ; peut-être jusqu'au Bord du Disque. Car Deuxfleurs était d'une espèce plus redoutable qu'on ne l'imaginait : c'était un touriste… À la lumière de l'octarine, la huitième couleur, découvrez l'univers fantastique et cocasse de Terry Pratchett.
I love Ricewind story and I loved plentiful allusions to nerd culture of the 80s, but it almost reads like a really good Discworld fanfic than a Discworld book.
The storyline was scattered and it felt like three or four short-stories stitched together (by a genius).
I loved re-reading it, but it truly shows how amazing other works of Pratchett are.
Imagine dragons!
Enjoyed it - a fun read!
Discworld and Sir Terry were a big part of my life growing up, he had a large impact on who I became.
I'm not sure for newcomers to his writing I'd fully recommend The Colour of Magic - I believe Sir Terry himself said to start from book three (Sourcery) - but this is an interesting historical artefact.
I plan to read through the entire Discworld series in the coming months (and years, I guess - I don't plan to only read Discworld non-stop), so starting from the very beginning to experience how Sir Terry's style developed was a key choice for me.
I did enjoy it a lot though! Torn between 3 and 4 stars. It's good! But I feel like 4 stars requires a level of excellence not quite attained here - it does feel a little disjointed at times, and some …
Enjoyed it - a fun read!
Discworld and Sir Terry were a big part of my life growing up, he had a large impact on who I became.
I'm not sure for newcomers to his writing I'd fully recommend The Colour of Magic - I believe Sir Terry himself said to start from book three (Sourcery) - but this is an interesting historical artefact.
I plan to read through the entire Discworld series in the coming months (and years, I guess - I don't plan to only read Discworld non-stop), so starting from the very beginning to experience how Sir Terry's style developed was a key choice for me.
I did enjoy it a lot though! Torn between 3 and 4 stars. It's good! But I feel like 4 stars requires a level of excellence not quite attained here - it does feel a little disjointed at times, and some scenes don't really seem to have any purpose.
