Picked this up at Bookcloseouts, it's the first one in one of the Discworld series!

From Chapters:
Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers.

But just because the Disc is different doesn’t mean that some things don’t stay the same. Its very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the arrival of the first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. But if the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries and, well, Death, is a spectacularly inept wizard, a little logic might turn out to be a very good idea.

It is hard to describe what this book is about without sounding crazy. So I'll start with the basics. This is one of the first books of the Discworld series by Pratchett. It's the first in the series of the Rincewind books. Rincewind is a wizard who flunked out of wizardry school and only knows a single spell (but doesn't know what it does). He is appointed to take care of Twoflower, a "tourist" from far away who has come to experience all of what Discworld has to offer. Wherever Twoflower goes, his luggage follows along - with lots of little legs and nasty teeth ready to snap at any theif. The pair get themselves into a lot of trouble, yet they keep escaping Fate (an actual character in the book).
The book was quite confusing at the very beginning. There were too many characters and too much going on. Also, since this is a fantasy book, it took me a while to wrap my mind around this world that Pratchett created. Unfortunately, he doesn't give you time to absorb the world, which results in a bit of confusion.
Pratchett obviously has a great sense of humour. This came out in the book. I specifically liked his "Big Bang" theory and other plays on words that he has in the book.
Overall, however, this was a bit too crazy for my tastes. I have a couple other books in the Discworld series and I'm not too sure if I want to continue. I guess I should give the series more than one chance, so I probably will. Especially since the ending of The Color of Magic is a cliff hanger (which I despise in books! BLAH!)

Won this at our live SC Convention swap.
I'm thinking of passing this on to Turtle :)

I was going to give this book to my son. But he received a copy for Halloween. So decided to send this as a RABCK to BooksnBeer.
Happy Reading!

Wow - what a great surprise! Thanks so much for this great RABCK. I have read a few Pratchett book and I really enjoy them. Terry Pratchett is one of the few authors that can make me laugh out loud while I am reading their book.

I am especially looking forward to this book – it is the first in the series and I am sure it will help me tie up some of the loose ends I have about some of the characters and Discworld in general.

Discworld here I come for another visit.