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| 2021-06-08 || {{PC}} || “Cosmic Turtle Soup” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/06/08/pratchat44-cosmic-turtle-soup/ pratchatpodcast.com]
| 2021-06-08 || {{PC}} || “Cosmic Turtle Soup” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/06/08/pratchat44-cosmic-turtle-soup/ pratchatpodcast.com]
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| 2021-11-10 || {{NOBC}} || {{TLF|ep}} || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/4 fireside.fm]
| 2021-11-10 || {{NOBC}} || {{TLF|ep}} || [https://sites.libsyn.com/529447/episode-4-the-light-fantastic libsyn.com]
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| 2022-10-20 || {{NRD}} || “Book 2. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC” || [https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld/episodes/Ep--2-The-Light-Fantastic-e1pg4l8 anchor.fm]
| 2022-10-20 || {{NRD}} || “Book 2. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC” || [https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld/episodes/Ep--2-The-Light-Fantastic-e1pg4l8 anchor.fm]
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| 2024-11-25 || {{EU}} || “Terry Pratchett 2: The Light Fantastic” || [https://rss.com/podcasts/echoesunderground/1761933 rss.com]
| 2024-11-25 || {{EU}} || “Terry Pratchett 2: The Light Fantastic” || [https://rss.com/podcasts/echoesunderground/1761933 rss.com]
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| 2025-02-24 || {{OKT}}<ref name="German">In German.</ref> || “Das Licht der Fantasie” (1/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67bb9b82b628e470d3c82e80 acast.com]
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| 2025-03-03 || {{OKT}} || “Realitäten verschieben und den Tod beschwören” (2/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67c4cd2022548f8888ee4704 acast.com]
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| 2025-03-10 || {{OKT}} || “Mordanschlag in der Unsichbaren Universität” (3/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67cdc573a78612b49a763457 acast.com]
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| 2025-03-17 || {{OKT}} || “Das Hexenhaus” (4/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67d72461b3ef7ea352fe9bc9 Acast]
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| 2025-03-24 || {{OKT}} ||  “IT-Druiden” (5/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67d72461b3ef7ea352fe9bc9 Acast]
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| 2025-03-31 || {{OKT}} || “Cohan der Barbar” (6/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67e930f75fb59eadfc561a06 Acast]
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| 2025-04-07 || {{OKT}} || “Flucht durch den Schnee” (7/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67f3013ee7c954864dd7a8a4 Acast]
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| 2025-04-14 || {{OKT}} || “Im Haus vom Tod” (8/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67fc2464629a2f3636724d83 Acast]
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| 2025-04-21 || {{OKT}} || “Zahnärzte und Physiotherapeuten” (9/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/67fffb8e47809c35bd668943 Acast]
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| 2025-04-28 || {{OKT}} || “Mit Steinen sprechen” (10/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/680e54dfd844aaafbf15aed6 Acast]
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| 2025-05-05 || {{OKT}} || “Der Fall der Trolle” (11/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/681765b5a1c12fc2995147b6 Acast]
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| 2025-05-12 || {{OKT}} || “Der Heiratsantrag” (12/?) ||  [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/6820c7e5986466935d747891 Acast]
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| 2025-05-19 || {{OKT}} || “Zähne aus Diamanten” (13/?) ||  [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/6829a81ee8a66fad6d653cb3 Acast]
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| 2025-05-26 || {{OKT}} || “Magische Ergüsse” (14/?) ||  [https://shows.acast.com/oktarin/episodes/6833212fe57506ea97874ada Acast]
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| 2023-03-23 || {{TTR}} || “Chood 'um Light Fantastic“ || [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/79db4bb1-a8c5-4a36-a0b7-aa5c30194042 captivate.fm]<ref>Link direct to media file as {{TTR}} has no website with episode information.</ref>
| 2023-03-23 || {{TTR}} || “Chood 'um Light Fantastic“ || [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/79db4bb1-a8c5-4a36-a0b7-aa5c30194042 captivate.fm]<ref>Link direct to media file as {{TTR}} has no website with episode information.</ref>
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| 2024-12-13 || ''[https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mece-myty-magie Meče • Mýty • Magie]'' || “Mrakoplašovo neklidné putování dimenzemi bytí – Lehké fantastično, Magický prazdroj, ERIK“<ref>In Czech. Follows on from their {{COM}} episode to discuss the next three [[Rincewind]] books: ''The Light Fantastic'', {{S}} and {{E}}.</ref> || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mece-myty-magie/episodes/27--Mrakoplaovo-neklidn-putovn-dimenzemi-byt--Lehk-fantastino--Magick-prazdroj--ERIK-e2s9l93 spotify.com]
| 2024-12-13 || {{MMM}} || “Mrakoplašovo neklidné putování dimenzemi bytí – Lehké fantastično, Magický prazdroj, ERIK“<ref>In Czech. Follows on from their {{COM}} episode to discuss the next three [[Rincewind]] books: ''The Light Fantastic'', {{S}} and {{E}}.</ref> || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mece-myty-magie/episodes/27--Mrakoplaovo-neklidn-putovn-dimenzemi-byt--Lehk-fantastino--Magick-prazdroj--ERIK-e2s9l93 spotify.com]
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| 2025-01-12 || {{FTL}} || “Discworld Deep Dive Episode One - The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic” || [https://fantasytalkslive.podbean.com/e/discworld-deep-dive-episode-one-the-colour-of-magic-and-the-light-fantastic/ podbean.com]
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| 2025-02-27 || {{WD}} || “Jack the Ripper, Elon Musk & the Discworld: A Wild Ride” (1/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-wayward-dragons/episodes/jack-the-ripper-elon-musk-the-discworld-a-wild-ride acast.com]
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| 2025-03-12 || {{WD}} || “This Week's News & Fantasy: The Light Fantastic & More” (2/?) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-wayward-dragons/episodes/this-weeks-news-fantasy-the-light-fantastic-more acast.com]
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 1 June 2025

The Light Fantastic
2012 paperback cover
2012 paperback cover; art by Josh Kirby
AuthorTerry Pratchett
Audio read byTony Robinson (Corgi)
Nigel Planer (Isis)
Colin Morgan (Penguin)
Cover artistJosh Kirby
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiscworld
Release number
2
Sub-seriesRincewind
GenreFantasy
PublisherColin Smythe, Gollancz/Corgi
Publication date
1986-06-02
Preceded byThe Colour of Magic 
Followed byEqual Rites 

The Light Fantastic is the second Discworld novel, and the only direct sequel in the series, picking up from the cliffhanger ending of The Colour of Magic. It stars Rincewind and Twoflower, and notably introduces Cohen the Barbarian.

Blurb

As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld has only one possible saviour. Unfortunately, this happens to be the singularly inept and cowardly wizard called Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world...

Podcast episodes

Major appearances

These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.

Date Show Episode External link
2015-08-18 Radio Morpork “First (And Last) Among Sequels” radiomorpork.wordpress.com
2016-10-23 Ankh-Morpork Public Radio “The Light Fantastic” shoutengine.com
2018-12-15 The Death of Podcasts “The Light Fantastic” aalgar.com
2019-02-28 Wyrd Sisters “The Light Fantastic” wyrdsisters.podbean.com
2019-12-01 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Exposition and Pineapple” (1/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2019-12-09 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “No, The Oven Blew Up” (2/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2019-12-16 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Let's Discuss Some Sins!” (3/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2020-01-14 The Compleat Discography “The Light Fantastic” compleatdiscography.page
2020-06-17 Who Watches the Watch “Druids! Druids!” (1/2) who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co
2020-06-24 Who Watches the Watch “This Luggage Eats TERFs” (2/2) who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co
2020-08-26 The Disc-Course “Battle Royale with Mages” (1/4) shows.acast.com
2020-09-09 The Disc-Course “A Voretal of Souls” (2/4) shows.acast.com
2020-09-23 The Disc-Course “Wouldn't It Be Gneiss” (3/4) shows.acast.com
2020-10-07 The Disc-Course “Raw Turtling” (4/4) shows.acast.com
2021-01-06 Stuck on Arrakis “Discworld Book 2” buzzsprout.com
2021-01-11 Disc Coverers DCP 02a (1/2) anchor.fm
2021-02-02 Disc Coverers DCP 02b (2/2) anchor.fm
2021-06-08 Pratchat “Cosmic Turtle Soup” pratchatpodcast.com
2021-11-10 Nanny Ogg's Book Club “The Light Fantastic” libsyn.com
2022-10-20 I’ve Never Read Discworld “Book 2. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC” anchor.fm
2023-04-05 Northern Wind Fantasy Podcast “The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - A Discworld Book Overview” spotify.com
2023-12-12 Dining Table Discworld “The Light Fantastic” podbean.com
2024-04-11 Spilled Inklings “The Light Fantastic” spotify.com
2024-06-29 Discworld Order “E01 - The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic” spotify.com
2024-11-25 Echoes Underground “Terry Pratchett 2: The Light Fantastic” rss.com
2025-02-24 Oktarin[1] “Das Licht der Fantasie” (1/?) acast.com
2025-03-03 Oktarin “Realitäten verschieben und den Tod beschwören” (2/?) acast.com
2025-03-10 Oktarin “Mordanschlag in der Unsichbaren Universität” (3/?) acast.com
2025-03-17 Oktarin “Das Hexenhaus” (4/?) Acast
2025-03-24 Oktarin “IT-Druiden” (5/?) Acast
2025-03-31 Oktarin “Cohan der Barbar” (6/?) Acast
2025-04-07 Oktarin “Flucht durch den Schnee” (7/?) Acast
2025-04-14 Oktarin “Im Haus vom Tod” (8/?) Acast
2025-04-21 Oktarin “Zahnärzte und Physiotherapeuten” (9/?) Acast
2025-04-28 Oktarin “Mit Steinen sprechen” (10/?) Acast
2025-05-05 Oktarin “Der Fall der Trolle” (11/?) Acast
2025-05-12 Oktarin “Der Heiratsantrag” (12/?) Acast
2025-05-19 Oktarin “Zähne aus Diamanten” (13/?) Acast
2025-05-26 Oktarin “Magische Ergüsse” (14/?) Acast

Other appearances

Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.

Date Show Episode External link
2012-06-08 The Pratchett Podcast “The Pratchett Podcast episode 7a” thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[2]
2021-03-18 Fiction Fans “The Light Fantastic & Cycles of the Phoenix” fictionfanspodcast.com
2022-11-01 I’ve Never Read Discworld Bonus: “The Light Fantastic in Comics and TV” anchor.fm
2023-03-23 The Turtle Reads “Chood 'um Light Fantastic“ captivate.fm[3]
2024-12-13 Meče • Mýty • Magie “Mrakoplašovo neklidné putování dimenzemi bytí – Lehké fantastično, Magický prazdroj, ERIK“[4] spotify.com
2025-01-12 Fantasy Talks Live “Discworld Deep Dive Episode One - The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic” podbean.com
2025-02-27 The Wayward Dragons “Jack the Ripper, Elon Musk & the Discworld: A Wild Ride” (1/?) acast.com
2025-03-12 The Wayward Dragons “This Week's News & Fantasy: The Light Fantastic & More” (2/?) acast.com

Adaptations

  • Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic was the second of three two-part Discworld adaptations for Sky television made by The Mob. It combines the plots of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, bringing in the plot of the wizards hunting down Rincewind to recover the spell during the events of the first novel. It starred David Jason as Rincewind, Sean Astin as Twoflower, Tim Curry as Trymon and David Bradley as Cohen the Barbarian. Notably Jeremy Irons, Nigel Planer and Terry Pratchett also appear, with Christopher Lee as the voice of Death (having previously played the part in the Cosgrove Hall animated adaptations) and Brian Cox providing narration.
  • A comic book adaptation was published in four parts between June 1992 and February 1993. It was adapted by Scott Rockwell with art by Steven Ross. It was published as a collected volume by Corgi in 1992, and later in the hardcover The Discworld Graphic Novels along with the earlier adaptation by the same team of The Colour of Magic.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In German.
  2. ↑ Post with info only; audio no longer available.
  3. ↑ Link direct to media file as The Turtle Reads has no website with episode information.
  4. ↑ In Czech. Follows on from their The Colour of Magic episode to discuss the next three Rincewind books: The Light Fantastic, Sourcery and Eric.
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