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The Light Fantastic
- Discworld, Book 2
- Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook of The Light Fantastic is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.
'Darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence...what was radiating from the book was the light that lies on the far side of darkness, the light fantastic.'
The Discworld is in danger, heading towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, its magic fading. It needs a hero, and fast.
What it doesn't need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the well-meaning tourist whose luggage has a mind (and legs) of its own.
Which is a shame, because that's all there is....
The Light Fantastic is the second book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order. The first book in the Discworld series—The Colour of Magic—was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.
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"Incredibly funny, compulsively readable." (The Times)
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- KJC
- 18-11-22
Fantastic
The writing lends itself beautifully to being performed and the narrators did a fabulous job.
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- Dave batty
- 12-01-23
outstanding
this is a truly fantastic audio book, it is read with great feeling, and depth. the story has been written by a truly imaginative writer. RIP
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- Mr. R.
- 23-01-23
Absolutely brilliant!
I really loved this book, far more than the first.
Whether that was because I now understood the story, had bonded with the characters, or had a greater appreciation of Terry Pratchett's crazy genius I don't know, I just hope the next book continues in the same vein!
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- Dmitry Druzhinin
- 13-04-23
Amazing storyline and performance!
The book had a very nuanced storyline, and the imagery was very quaint and picturesque.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-09-23
Good - nearly
Better than I could do!
Gwilym Kenneth Gillies Griffith
However a book with 42 chapters says better things, and the New Book encompasses this story too.
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- Paul G
- 20-02-24
Rincewind & Two Flower
Another excellent audible, highly recommended for the amazing voice acting.
You won't regret it, honest!!
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- Sue
- 16-07-22
Great Reading!
I'm a huge Discworld fan and thought the recent witches rerecordings were amazing.
That being said, this and The Colour of Magic were the first two written and Pratchett hadn't quite got his world going at this point. I still love them but I'm looking forward immensely to the later Rincewind books, the Death and the Watch series where things really take off and the magic happens.
Colin Morgan was excellent. He didn't turn anyone into a comedy character but everyone was just as they should be. Peter Serafinowicz was perfect as Death, even though Death himself isn't quite established yet. Loved the footnotes by Bill Nighy.
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- Swords and Spectres
- 14-08-22
Even better than book one
Having enjoyed book one, I picked this audio book up straight away after finishing it. I was curious if my issues with the first book (that it was just a bit all over the place and that it seemed like Pratchett was trying to showcase his entire world in one book) would simmer down and give a feeling that this book was a tad more grounded.
The Light Fantastic, in my opinion, outshone The Colour of Magic considerably.
Admittedly, Colour of Magic did all the heavy lifting as far as setting the scene/world went and establishing our main characters for this book. But it went about it in a very of a round about way. This book, however, felt like it stayed far more true to a coherent storyline and didn't meander off at the author's whim quite so much.
It had all of the good parts of book one but left the less than great bits behind and just felt like such a complete read/listen because of this. One thing that really helped was the maturation of the characters. Rincewind grew so much in this book and his character actually developed quite a lot of ... well ... character. Whereas before he was a bit of a Flashman/Ciaphas Cain style character that got himself into all sorts of dangerous trouble despite trying to avoid it, this time his growth as a person had him thinking of other people rather than just himself.
Which in no way helped him avoid danger, but certainly made him look all the better as a human being when he ended up in it. His relationship with Twoflower and the chest of luggage was expertly written and added a great deal of emotion/gravitas to the final chapter/s.
Pratchett explored a bit more of the Disc here and there, but never at the detriment of the storyline. This book gave me glimpses of what else lurked out there in Pratchett's creation and had me keen to discover at a later date. So applause all round for the author on that.
One character I look forward to discovering more of is Death. I see there are books in his story arc a little later in the series. So I can't wait to get stuck into those.
Colin Morgan as the narrator is a sublime choice. His vocal work was absolutely stunning. This man could read me a washing machine instruction manual and I'd listen with eagerness. I'll also, when reading these books rather than listening, never be able to read Death's voice without doing so in Peter Serafinowicz's voice. Absolutely perfect fit.
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- Lesley Edwards
- 31-12-22
really enjoyed
Really enjoyed this telling very calming voice, no really irritating voices. just a really enjoyable telling of a good story.
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- Richard Barrell
- 14-06-23
Great story well presented
Enjoyed reading this many years ago but this production really brought it to life. Very well presented.
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