Books like The Colour of Magic
12 books with a reading profile close to The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Escapist; a moderate read.
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The Last Continent
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Rincewind the wizard is magically stranded on the sun-scorched continent of Fourecks, an unfinished landmass where it never rains.
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The Fifth Elephant
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Samuel Vimes, Commander of the City Watch, travels to the mountainous region of Uberwald as an unwilling diplomat.
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Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Marine biologist Nate Quinn studies humpback whales off the coast of Maui, photographing their tails to track migration patterns.
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Don't Panic : The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Arthur Dent’s morning begins with his house being bulldozed for a bypass and ends with the Earth’s demolition by a Vogon constructor fleet to make way for a hyperspace expressway.
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The Darkest Part of the Forest
by Holly Black
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
In the town of Fairfold, humans live alongside dangerous fae folk, following strict rules to avoid lethal enchantments.
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Arthur Dent escapes the demolition of Earth by a Vogon constructor fleet by hitching a ride on a spacecraft with Ford Prefect, a researcher for an interstellar travel manual.
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The Book of Doors
by Gareth Brown
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Cassie Andrews is a New York City bookseller whose life changes when an elderly customer leaves behind a leather-bound volume titled The Book of Doors.
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka
entertainment, accessible
In this postmodern picture book, the Jack of beanstalk fame acts as a frantic narrator attempting to organize a series of fractured fairy tales while dodging a falling giant.
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The Princess Bride
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Buttercup, a farm girl in the country of Florin, falls in love with her farmhand, Westley.
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10
Wonder Woman: Warbringer
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Princess Diana of Themyscira yearns to prove her worth to her Amazon sisters by competing in a grueling race across their isolated island.
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The Assassin's Blade
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
This collection of five prequel novellas follows Celaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin serving the ruthless Arobynn Hamel in the city of Rifthold.
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Crown of Midnight
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
After winning a lethal competition to become the King’s Champion, assassin Celaena Sardothien remains a prisoner of the crown.
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