The Colour of Magic

The first of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic isn't necessarily the best place to start the series.

This novel is a fair introduction, though and centers around the two main characters - Rincewind, a failed wizard and Twofeathers, the Discworld's first tourist. Twofeathers hires Rincewind to be his travel guide. Then they find themselves venturing to the very edge of the world... and beyond.

I'm glad I started the series with Guards Guards because those characters are much more interesting and I think Pratchett's writing was better by the time he wrote that. But The Color of Magic is still a worthwhile and entertaining read. Rincewind and Twofeathers are just kind of blah characters (so far). My hope is that they'll get more interesting as the plot advances in future books.