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Name: The Light Fantastic
Rating: 4.06976744186 (86 reviews)
Author: Terry Pratchett

📘 The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

On the Discworld, a looming disaster threatens to destroy the planet. Only one individual can prevent it: Rincewind, the famously incompetent wizard who has previously fallen off the world’s edge. Now, he must step in to halt the impending calamity.

First publish date: 1986

Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire

Authors: Terry Pratchett

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