Fantasy · Similar reads
Books like The Color of Magic
The best books like The Color of Magic are Small Gods, A Wizard of Earthsea, and The Alchemist. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett is about genre parody and subversion, incompetence and luck, tourist and native perspectives. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Small Gods
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Terry Pratchett · Fantasy
Small Gods is the thirteenth Discworld novel and the one most often cited as the best entry point into the series — and as the best argument that Pratchett was writing serious literature inside the clothing of comic fantasy.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Wizard of Earthsea
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Ursula K. Le Guin · Fantasy
A Wizard of Earthsea is Ursula K.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho · Religion & Spirituality
The Alchemist is a Brazilian novel first published in 1988 and translated into 80 languages, making it one of the most translated books in history.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · Science fiction
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy begins with Earth being demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Court of Mist and Fury
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Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
A Court of Mist and Fury begins where A Court of Thorns and Roses ended: Feyre is back in the Spring Court with Tamlin, but she is not the same person who left.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Feyre Archeron is nineteen, hunting in winter to feed her family, when she kills a wolf in the forest and is taken by a creature from Prythian — the land of the fae — as payment for a life.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Darker Shade of Magic
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V.E. Schwab · Fantasy
A Darker Shade of Magic is set across four parallel versions of London — Red, Grey, White, and the long-destroyed Black — each existing in the same location but separated by the barriers between worlds.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Game of Thrones
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George R.R. Martin · Fantasy
A Game of Thrones is the first volume of George R.R.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Little Hatred
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Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy
A Little Hatred is the first book in Abercrombie's The Age of Madness trilogy, set in the same world as his First Law trilogy but a generation later.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine L'Engle · Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time follows Meg Murry, a prickly, self-doubting teenager whose father — a physicist working on a classified government project — has been missing for years.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - American Gods
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Neil Gaiman · Fantasy
American Gods opens with Shadow Moon, a man released from prison days early because his wife has died in a car accident.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - An Ember in the Ashes
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Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy
An Ember in the Ashes is set in a Roman Empire-inspired world where the Martial empire has conquered and brutalized the Scholar people for centuries.
A kindred fantasy read.
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Books like The Color of Magic: quick answers
What are the best books like The Color of Magic?
The best books like The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett are Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Color of Magic, such as genre parody and subversion, incompetence and luck, tourist and native perspectives.
What should I read after The Color of Magic?
A natural next read after The Color of Magic is Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. A kindred fantasy read. Other strong choices are A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
What books are similar to The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett?
The Color of Magic centers on genre parody and subversion, incompetence and luck, tourist and native perspectives. Books with a similar feel include Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
