The first half of the book further develops the characters of Rincewind and Twoflower as they stumble from many frying pans into even more fires. The Octavo filled the room with a dull, sullen light, which wasn't strictly light at all but the opposite of light darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence, and what was radiating from the book was the light that lies on the far side of darkness, the light fantastic.' The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett This is a small gripe though as there are very few fantasy books that are as well written and enjoyable as this, I really fell in behind Rincewind and sincerely hoped that a happy end and a certain degree of respect was in store for the much happened-upon wizard. I felt that the storyline sometimes suffered in the search for yet more laughs. This works most of the time but it did seem at certain points that Pratchett was trying to be too funny, too often. The writing style is the same as The Colour of Magic with the emphasis heavily on humour. There is only one person who can save the world but unfortunately this is the rather inept and cowardly wizard called Rincewind who was last seen falling of the edge of the world.Īs The Light Fantastic starts we are once again re-united with Rincewind the wizard, Twoflower the tourist and of course, his luggage.

The Light Fantastic is the second Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett and picks up the story that was begun in The Colour of Magic.Ī red star has appeared in the sky and the Discworld is heading right towards it.

The light fantastic book