The Colour of Magic
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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
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| Cover artist | Alan Smith |
| Language | English |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Colin Smythe |
Publication date | 24 November 1983 |
| Awards | 93rd in the Big Read |
| ISBN | 0-86140-324-X |
| Followed by | The Light Fantastic |
The Colour of Magic is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies. Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns."