{"product_id":"the-light-fantastic-a-discworld-novel-isbn-9780062225689","title":"The Light Fantastic: A Discworld Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Humorously entertaining. . . subtly thought-provoking. . . . Pratchett’s Discworld books are filled with humor and with magic, but they're rooted in—of all things—real life and cold, hard reason.”—\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBumbling wizard Rincewind and hapless tourist Twoflower have survived a host of misadventures . . . only to face annihilation as a red star hurtles towards the Discworld in this gloriously funny second installment in Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series (also the second book in the Wizards collection)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s just one of those days when nothing seems to go right—and a most inopportune time for the first tourist ever to set foot in Discworld—accompanied by the carnivorous Luggage—to extend his already eventful vacation, even if it’s not quite by choice. A monstrous red star is on a direct collision course with the Discworld and the future appears uncertain at best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscworld needs a hero to save it from total destruction. Unfortunately, it’s got the bumbling Rincewind, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. The alternative couldn’t be much worse. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003cem\u003eThe Light Fantastic\u003c\/em\u003e is the second book in the Wizards collection. The other books in the collection include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Color of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSourcery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eInteresting Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Continent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnseen Academicals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIt's just one of those days when nothing seemsto go right—a most inopportune time for thefirst tourist \u003cem\u003eever\u003c\/em\u003e to set foot (and carnivorous Luggage) on the Discworld to be extending his already eventful vacation. (Not that he currently has much choice in the matter.) But with a monstrous red star on a direct collision course, the future for the residents of this flat planet carried by four elephants riding on the shell of a giant turtle swimming through space appears uncertain at best. Fortunately, there is one individual who can save Discworld from total destruction. Unfortunately, that hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Any similarity between mad, chaotic Discworld and our own supposedly intelligent planet is purely—and hilariously—intentional.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A true original.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pratchett’s spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887713874149,"sku":"NP9780062225689","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062225689.jpg?v=1730227299","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-light-fantastic-a-discworld-novel-isbn-9780062225689","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}