The Light Fantastic picks up immediately after the wizard Rincewind and the tourist Twoflower fall off the edge of the Discworld. They return to the flat planet just as a red star looms in the sky, threatening total destruction. To prevent the apocalypse, the Unseen University wizards must reunite the eight spells of the Octavo. However, the eighth spell remains trapped inside Rincewind's head. Accompanied by the elderly hero Cohen the Barbarian, the group evades assassins and ancient magical forces to reach the Great A'Tuin's destination.
Casual fantasy readers and fans of satire read this book to see traditional genre tropes systematically dismantled through logic and dry humor. The story provides a blueprint for how a world resting on four elephants and a giant turtle functions under its own internal physical laws. Readers finish the book with a complete understanding of the Discworld’s geography and its specific brand of narrative causality. It offers a resolution to the cliffhanger of the previous volume while establishing the recurring cast of the Unseen University.
Escapist; a moderate read.
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- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
