The Colour of Magic
2005-01-13
The main characters are Rincewind, a failed wizard from Unseen University, he can’t keep any spells in his head as one of the eight Great Spells is in there and Twoflower the Disc’s first tourist where in his homeland he isn’t very rich at all but in Ankh-Morpork (the city he first visits) he is incredibly wealthy and one rhinu, which is the currency he uses, is worth about a thousand gold pieces. Rincewind is told to look after Twoflower and make sure he has a good stay in Ankh-Morpork, by the cities Patriarch. But Twoflower wants to see dangerous things like dragons and pub brawls and heroes like Bravd the hublander and Hrun the barbarian. …more
books books books
2005-01-09
Bought myself a few books last Friday, since I finished Stepen King‘s Insomnia (one of King’s best novels). My choice came down to these three books: J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion, Terry Pratchett The Colour of Magic Douglas Adams - The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide I’ve wanted to read all of these books for quite some time now, and now I finally can. But with such an abundance of words, which one do you choose to start with?…more
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2004-12-23
Wow, the next Harry Potter book – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – hasn’t even been released yet and it’s already the biggest seller over at Amazon. I loved reading the previous books, so I can’t wait to finally read this installment of this great series. It’s gonna be a long wait till it comes though: July 16th 2005. So until then, I guess I’m gonna have to reread the first 5 books ;)