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  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 davidbuttery

    Member since 23/01/2001

    Reviews written: 445

    3 Stars The light grows stronger 28/02/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages More assured writing, Death, Cohen is a wonderful character

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The Discworld is still not quite mature

    The Light Fantastic, the second of the Discworld novels, is the only straight sequel within the series. It shares many features with The Colour of Magic, as one might expect, and like its predecessor gives the impression of a writer not yet entirely sure of his ground. Given that the said writer is Terry Pratchett, however, there's still plenty to enjoy, even if a part of that enjoyment is the knowledge that you have a large number of better books ahead of you in the series. This book follows Rincewind, the Disc's most incompetent "wizzard" [sic] and Twoflower, the planet's first known tourist ... more
  • 70 of 70 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 KarenUK

    Member since 08/07/2000

    Reviews written: 1125

    4 Stars The End of the Discworld is Nigh 28/12/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great story, wonderful characters, clever and witty

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Only a cameo from Death in this one

    I am going through another Pratchett phase at the moment. I have read three of his novels over the past month or so and the enthusiasm is still there. In fact, I have Equal Rites out already to read next. I finished The Light Fantastic yesterday, about the same time as I began not being able to look at chocolate without feeling sick. I needed to forget about Christmas, to restore some semblance of normality into a house strewn with strange glittery purple things, a large tree and a huge Tweenies tent that takes over the whole dining room. Unfortunately, normality for Pratchett involves wizards ... more
  • 37 of 37 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Excelle

    5 Stars Falling off the ends of the earth for you 11/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quirky, detailed, and very funny

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Might be a bit too deep for some people

    It would seem, now I have a little more free time in the evenings, that I'm finally getting chance to get reading again. I've already covered two books in the last month or so (believe me, that's a lot for me!), but before then, I was having trouble squeezing out one in a couple of months! But squash one into my hectic schedule I did, and what other could it be than a Discworld novel? Besides, it was before and after my exams – I needed a little merriment! - Drop off, and you just keep bouncing back 'The Light Fantastic' is the second in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of books ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Nomad1970

    4 Stars Fantastical Magical 23/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages It won't change your life but at least you'll have a damn good laugh, Better plotted than book one

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Need to read book one to get the most from it, Not the best in the series (and I've only read five so far)

    Having set myself the challenge of reading and reviewing every one of the thirty or so discworld novels, I am now proud to announce that, after much time, effort and several really deep paper cuts, I have finally reached ... (drum roll please) ... book two. Er ... sorry about that but it's just that I've been a bit busy on the playstation 2 of an evening recently although, thanks to the delights of public transport, I have been able to keep up with the reading while I've been waiting for buses that don't turn up or sitting on buses that do ... and then break down. I'm currently reading book ... more
  • 52 of 52 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 sandemp

    Member since 21/10/2002

    Reviews written: 582

    4 Stars Tripping The Light (Not So) Fantastic 28/06/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Funny | Multi-layered | Ultimate in Re-readability

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not As Good As I Expected

    To be honest what drew me to the very first Discworld book I ever read was the cover, and this is probably what would catch any new-comer to the series' eye. Bold and exciting with plenty of cartoon characterisations of, well the characters and story held within. I could hardly wait to read the story and must admit I sat in the library for a good couple of hours as I found myself hooked after the first couple of pages. The funny thing is that this book was actually the third in the series and for a long time I hadn't even bothered about the first two books. But just recently I decided to "bite ... more
  • 57 of 57 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    KRISPY13

    5 Stars The Book Fantastic 31/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Such an addictive read

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You can't put it down

    Now I know there have already been countless review on Pratchetts work, but that only proves to me what a fabulous author this guy is. The Light Fantastic is the second book in the discworld series,second to The Colour Of Magic. Terry Pratchett's writing style is like no other, he is purely and simply a literary genius and if I was given one last book to read before I died I would choose a Discworld novel. He plays with words like Beckham plays with his balls, style, grace, and superior acuracy (pardon the pun!) Although sometimes you feel like you have missed somthing, and find yourself ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    wampyrii

    4 Stars Trip The Light Fantastic 22/11/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages see review

    Disadvantages Disadvantages see review

    The Light Fantastic is the second novel in Terry Pratchett's enormously successful Discworld series. It is also the only 'sequel' in the entire series pretty much continuing on from where the last left off although I can't really say why without ruining the ending of the previous novel 'The Colour Of Magic'(see my previous review on that novel). Do I need to explain about the Discworld? Probably so here goes again... The Discworld is a large flat disc-shaped world which is mounted upon the back of four huge elephatns themseles standin gon top of the giant turtle A'tuin who is flying through ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    grimworld

    5 Stars Rincewind id here to save the day 12/08/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages another good discworld book, finishes the first story

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    Well i did a review of the first book and thought i would carry on now with the sequel to the first, well it makes sense to go 1st to last :P THE STORY CONTINUES: In the last book we saw an untiming event happen to our dear fellow RINCEWIND, but luckly in this book he is back and now he muct save the discworld from the red star (believe me it gets more confusing unless you read the book). Now it seems every race on the discworld is trying to keep the poor failed wizard alive so he can save the discworld. In this book we see alot of action and some rather funny momnets, it is alot better then ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sy2kgbr

    5 Stars 8 Spells for Disaster... 12/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Well written, better than previous book.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Well... it helps if you've read the other books in the series. But that's not really a biggie.

    "The Light Fantastic" is the sequel to Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel, "The Colour of Magic." At the end of "The Colour of Magic", Rincewind, a hopelessly inept wizard was left falling off the edge of the Disc. To his surprise, he's very much alive in the next book. This book. It turns out that the Octavo (a book that the Creator left behind) was quite anxious not to lost the eighth Great Spell. Which was residing in Rincewind's head, hence his lack of dying. The wizards at Unseen University summon Death using the Rite of Ashkente, who tells them that if all the eight spells aren't ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Azurel

    4 Stars Fugitive Spell Saves Wizard 10/04/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very funny and enjoyable

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Different from the later Discworld books

    This is the second book in the Discworld series and so it carries on from where The Colour of Magic finishes. It is about the continuing adventures of an incompetent wizard called Rincewind, who has NEVER successfully cast a spell, and the naïve tourist Twoflower, who is almost terminally trusting. Twoflower still has the Luggage (a vicious chest on legs that is probably the reason that Twoflower and Rincewind are not dead). They were last seen plunging over the edge of the disc and it doesn't seem likely they will survive however... Rincewind has one of the eight great spells in his head and ... more
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