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The Light Fantastic

Discworld, Book 2

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The Light Fantastic

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before


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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I really enjoyed the unique story and wordplay done by the author. the voices were also well done

loved it, a great change from classic fantasy

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Best book series ever. Love the narrator as well. Rincewind is like an old friend.

love it

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I loved the characters and the whole setup. Satire at its best. All the characters as a whole and separately make together a wonderful tale.

best make believe history

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Brilliant performance!! The book really comes to life with the excellent reading. I strongly recommend this audio book if you need to escape reality for a while.

Great performance!!

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This narrator clearly has an affinity for the author and these books. Very easy to listen to, and funny.

It is, fantastic!

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Nothing here not to like. I was sorry it ended. Looking forward to the next Discworld book.

Always clever & surprising

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It’s up to you how you condemn or condone this but there is completely unapologetic punning

Smart and entertaining

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The performance performances were top notch, the world building and plot were also excellent. A little too much whimsy for the sake of being whimsy, but definitely enjoyed!

Very good, definitely early Pratchett

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narrator goes too far on some characters and is hard to understand. otherwise entertaining overall

good Pratchett. B+ narration

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The narrators did an absolutely fantastic job with the characters. It was better than any film could produce.

Fantastic narration!

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