The Colour of Magic

Interesting Facts

• The book is the first in the Discworld series, which includes over 40 novels.
• The main character, Rincewind, is an inept wizard who knows only one spell.
• The book introduces the character Twoflower, the first tourist of the Discworld.
• The Discworld, where the events unfold, is a disc resting on the backs of four giant elephants standing on the enormous turtle Great A'Tuin.
• The book parodies and satirizes many clichés and tropes of fantasy literature.
• The book features a living chest on legs, made from magical wood, which follows its owner everywhere.