Rincewind and the Wizards book 1 · 1983
The Colour of Magic
Rincewind, a failed wizard, is hired as guide to Twoflower, the first tourist on the Discworld, who arrives in Ankh-Morpork with a lot of gold and a Luggage that walks on hundreds of little legs.
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Book facts
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Series
- Rincewind and the Wizards, book 1 of 8
- Published
- 1983
- Setting
- Set in Discworld
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Colour of Magic
4 recurring or key characters from Terry Pratchett’s chart. Introduces Rincewind, Twoflower, The Librarian and Death.
Lead 1
- RincewindFirst appearanceCowardly, incompetent wizard
Major 1
- TwoflowerFirst appearanceThe Disc's first tourist
Minor and cameo 2
- The LibrarianFirst appearanceWizard turned orang-utan
- DeathFirst appearanceThe Grim Reaper, who speaks in capitals
Also featuring these characters
Other Terry Pratchett books that share the most characters with The Colour of Magic.
- Sourcery1988 · Rincewind and the Wizards · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Interesting Times1994 · Rincewind and the Wizards · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Guards! Guards!1989 · The City Watch · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Eric1990 · Rincewind and the Wizards · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon