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In 2008 {{TCOM}} and The Light Fantastic were reprinted together in a 25th anniversary edition with illustrations by [[Stephen Player]].
In 2008 {{TCOM}} and The Light Fantastic were reprinted together in a 25th anniversary edition with illustrations by [[Stephen Player]].
==Other Adaptations==
{{TCOM}} and The Light Fantastic were adapted into a text adventure video game [[Game:The Colour of Magic|''The Colour of Magic'']] in 1986.
Elements of the book were used in the [[Theatre Adaptations|playtext]] [[Book:The Rince Cycle|''The Rince Cycle'']] by [[Stephen Briggs]] in 2015.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 19:19, 21 December 2016

The Light Fantastic
Cover art by Josh Kirby
Co-author(s)
Illustrator(s) Josh Kirby
Publisher Colin Smythe
Publication date May 1986
ISBN 0861402030
Pages 217
RRP
Main characters Rincewind, Twoflower, the Luggage
Series Rincewind Series
Annotations View
Notes Book #02
All data relates to the first UK edition.


Blurb

As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld has only one possible saviour. Unfortunately, this happens to be the singularly inept and cowardly wizard called Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world ....

Characters

Major Characters

Minor Characters

Cameos

Mentions

Things and Devices

Locations

Sentient Species

Supernatural Entities

Graphic Novel

The novel was adapted into a series of four comics illustrated by Steven Ross. These were then collected into a single edition in 1993 and then later in 2008 combined with the other collected edition based on The Colour of Magic into the omnibus The Discworld Graphic Novels The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic.

In 2008 The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic were reprinted together in a 25th anniversary edition with illustrations by Stephen Player.

Other Adaptations

The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic were adapted into a text adventure video game The Colour of Magic in 1986.

Elements of the book were used in the playtext The Rince Cycle by Stephen Briggs in 2015.

External links

The Light Fantastic Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File


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