The Light Fantastic

(Discworld Novel 2)

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second book in the <i>Wizards </i>series, part of the <i>Discworld</i> novels.</b></p><p>'<b>Clever</b>, <b>engaging</b> and <b>laugh-out-loud funny</b>' <i>The Times </i></p><p><i>'</i><b>Fantasy at its best'</b> 5-star reader review</p><p><i>'Darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence . . . what was radiating from the book was the light that lies on the far side of darkness, the light fantastic.'</i></p><p><b>The Discworld is in danger, heading towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, its magic fading. </b></p><p>It needs a hero, and fast.</p><p>What it doesn't need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the well-meaning tourist whose luggage has a mind (and legs) of its own.</p><p><b>Which is a shame, because that's all there is . . .</b></p><p>The Light Fantastic<i> is the second book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.</i></p><p>Praise for the <i>Discworld</i> series:</p><p>'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series <b>one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'</b> <i>Mail on Sunday</i></p><p>'Pratchett is <b>a master storyteller</b>' <i>Guardian</i></p><p><b>'One of our greatest fantasists, </b>and beyond a doubt<b> the funniest' </b>George R.R. Martin</p><p>'One of those rare writers who<b> appeals to everyone</b>' <i>Daily Express</i></p><p><b>'One of the most consistently funny writers </b>around' Ben Aaronovitch</p><p>'<b>Masterful and brilliant</b>' <i>Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction</i></p><p>'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he <b>is a satirist of enormous talent</b> ... <b>incredibly funny</b> ... <b>compulsively readable'</b> <i>The Times</i></p><p>'The <b>best humorous English author</b> since P.G.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780552166607

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

202 x 128 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publishers Ltd