Whose first novel in a famous series was 'The Colour of Magic' in 1983?
"The Light Fantastic The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the ""Discworld"" series. It was published on 2 June 1986, the first printing being of 1,034 copies. The title is a quote from a poem by John Milton and in the original context referred to dancing lightly with extravagance. The events of the novel are a direct continuation of those in the preceding book, ""The Colour of Magic"" (the only ""Discworld"" novel to follow on in this manner). The book begins shortly after the ending of ""The Colour of Magic"", with wizard Rincewind,"
"it include ""Excession"" (1996), and ""Inversions"" (1998). He also published mainstream novels, including the highly controversial ""The Wasp Factory"" in 1984. Nobel prize winner Doris Lessing also published a sequence of five science fiction novels the ""Canopus in Argos: Archives"" between 1979 and 1983. Terry Pratchett is best known for his ""Discworld"" series of comic fantasy novels, that begins with ""The Colour of Magic"" (1983), and includes ""Mort"" (1987), ""Hogfather"" (1996), and ""Night Watch"" (2002). Pratchett's other most notable work is the 1990 novel ""Good Omens"". Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy ""His Dark Materials"" comprises ""Northern Lights"" (1995), ""The Subtle Knife"""
"Garfield revealed in an interview that the five color model of """" was inspired by ""Master of The Five Magics"". Master of the Five Magics Master of the Five Magics is a fantasy novel by Lyndon Hardy, first published in 1980. It is the first of a trilogy set in the same world; the second book is ""Secret of the Sixth Magic"" and the third ""Riddle of the Seven Realms"". The books feature different characters, but each explores the same system of magic in successively more detail. It may be an early example of hard fantasy. The book focuses on"
"from what she herself read as a child. Once a book is published, out in the world, it is sort of common property, for people to take ideas from and use, and I think this is what happened to my books."" Before the arrival of J. K. Rowling, Britain's bestselling author was comic fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. His ""Discworld"" books, beginning with ""The Colour of Magic"" in 1983, satirise and parody common fantasy literature conventions. Pratchett was repeatedly asked if he ""got"" his idea for his magic college, the Unseen University, from ""Harry Potter"" Hogwarts, or if the young wizard"
"term assistant Rob Wilkins stated that Terry was working on this documentary before he died, and according to the BBC, finishing it would ""show the author was still having the last laugh"". Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ""Discworld"" series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first novel, ""The Carpet People"", was published in 1971. The first ""Discworld"" novel, ""The Colour of Magic"", was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year."
"publication. The success of ""The Colour of Magic"" prompted Pratchett to put the story aside in favour of working on ""The Light Fantastic"". The idea resurfaced in late 2010 following a dinner conversation with his assistant and American agent, and discussion with Stephen Baxter prompted the development of the first book in the series, ""The Long Earth"", and the collaboration between the two authors. Pratchett and Baxter primarily write in different fields of literature. Baxter has written in fields of 'hard science', evolutionary speculation and alternative history. Although Pratchett has written some science fiction, he is primarily known for his"
"fantasy series for adults, beginning with ""The Colour of Magic"" in 1983. ""Amazing Maurice"" was marketed as a children's book, to be followed in that respect by ""The Wee Free Men"" (2003, #30). It differs from earlier Discworld novels also by its division into chapters, though chapters become far more common in later books. Contrary to the contrast between adult and child markets, reflected in catalogues, ""The Guardian"" observed on the occasion of the Carnegie Medal that ""[t]he main audience for Pratchett's 48 books, all busily in print, is teenagers, who are drawn by his irrepressible invention and sense of"
"comic fantasy novels, that begins with ""The Colour of Magic"" (1983), and includes ""Night Watch"" (2002). Philip Pullman's is famous for his fantasy trilogy ""His Dark Materials"", which follows the coming-of-age of two children as they wander through a series of parallel universes against a backdrop of epic events. While Neil Gaiman is a writer of both science fiction, and fantasy including ""Stardust"" (1998). Douglas Adams is known for his five-volume science fiction comedy series ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"". Significant writers of works for children include, Kenneth Grahame, ""The Wind in the Willows"", Rev W Awdry, ""The Railway"
"Generating Board (CEGB) in an area which covered four nuclear power stations. He later joked that he had demonstrated ""impeccable timing"" by making this career change so soon after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania, US, and said he would ""write a book about my experiences, if I thought anyone would believe it"". The first Discworld novel, ""The Colour of Magic"", was published in hardback by Colin Smythe Ltd in 1983. The paperback edition was published by Corgi, an imprint of Transworld, in 1985. Pratchett's popularity increased when the BBC's ""Woman's Hour"" broadcast ""The Colour of Magic"" as"
". [marked by] the sly wit and sparkling prose that have earned her a cult following"". - The first two books of this series (""A College of Magics"" and ""A Scholar of Magics"") were published as an omnibus edition, ""Scholarly Magics"" (2004, reprinted 2008). This was the Science Fiction Book Club's featured alternate selection for Spring 2004. She has participated in: Caroline Stevermer Caroline Stevermer (born 1955) is an American writer of young adult fantasy novels and shorter works. She is best known for historical fantasy novels. Caroline Stevermer was born in 1955, and grew up on a dairy farm"
"in 1942. In the 1950s, the book market in Europe began recovering from the effects of two world wars. An informal literary discussion group associated with the English faculty at the University of Oxford, were the ""Inklings"". Its leading members were the major fantasy novelists; C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. C. S. Lewis published the first installment of ""The Chronicles of Narnia"" series in 1950 while Tolkien is best known in addition to ""The Hobbit"" as the author of ""The Lord of the Rings"". (1954) Another significant writer of fantasy stories is Alan Garner author of ""Elidor"""
"Jenny Nimmo Jenny Nimmo (born 15 January 1944) is a British author of children's books, including many fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for forty years. She is probably best known for two series of fantasy novels: ""The Magician Trilogy"" (1986–1989), contemporary stories rooted in Welsh myth, and ""Children of the Red King"" (2002–2010), featuring Charlie Bone and other schoolchildren endowed with magical powers. ""The Snow Spider"", first of the Magician books, won the second annual Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the 1987 Tir na n-Og Award as"
"an origin story and her personal life was not shown. After a three-issue run in ""Adventure Comics"", Black Orchid quickly faded into obscurity, but sporadically made guest appearances in other DC publications. Neil Gaiman is a popular British author who has written comics for numerous publishers. However, he is best known for his work at DC, which includes high-profile comics like ""Batman"", ""The Books of Magic"", and ""The Sandman"". Gaiman had wanted to write comics since he was a child, but became especially interested after forming a friendship with Alan Moore in the 1980s. Gaiman's first comics were published in"
"and M.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. Biggle taught at the University of Michigan and at Eastern Michigan University in the 1950s. He began writing professionally in 1955 and became a full-time writer with the publication of his novel, ""All the Colors of Darkness"" in 1963; he continued in the writing profession until his death. Biggle was celebrated in science fiction circles as the author who introduced aesthetics into a literature known for its scientific and technological complications. His stories frequently used musical and artistic themes. Such notables as songwriter Jimmy Webb and novelist Orson Scott Card"
"Ruby Red Trilogy The Ruby Red Trilogy is a series of three fantasy novels by German writer Kerstin Gier. The three books are: Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green. The books have been translated into over twenty-seven languages and sold internationally. The series follows the story of Gwyneth Shepherd, a time-traveling girl living in contemporary London. Nobody knows that Gwyneth has the time traveling gene, except for her and her friend Lesley. Gwyneth Shepherd, a 16-year-old student, feels dizzy for the first time during lunch at her school in London. Not long after, she unintentionally jumps through time while"
"he decided to become an author, and the fantasy genre caught him years later, while reading J. R. R. Tolkien's ""Lord of the Rings"". After university, he moved to Vancouver, and two years later to Vancouver Island, where he still lives with his family. He published his first novel in 1991. His first historical naval novel ""Under Enemy Colours"", published in 2007, introduced a new Royal Navy hero, Charles Hayden, and HMS ""Themis"", a fictional fifth-rate ship of the Royal Navy. The series is laid in a fantasy empire combining aspects of China and Japan. This fantasy duology is a"
"Anne Bishop Anne Bishop is an American fantasy writer. Her most noted work is the Black Jewels series. She won the Crawford Award in 2000 for the first three Black Jewels books, sometimes called the Black Jewels trilogy: ""Daughter of the Blood"", ""Heir to the Shadows"", and ""Queen of the Darkness"". Born in 1955, Anne Bishop started her writing career by publishing short stories. She is best known for her award-winning novels, The Black Jewels Trilogy, ""Daughter of the Blood"", ""Heir to the Shadows"", and ""Queen of the Darkness"". Bishop has also created The Tir Alainn Trilogy, and The Landscapes"
"working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the ""Harry Potter"" series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", was published in 1997. There were six sequels, of which the last, ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"", was released in 2007. Since then, Rowling has written five books for adult readers:"
"languages worldwide, including over 6 million books in print in the U.S. The series of books are highly collectible and regularly featured in children’s bestseller lists. Georgie Ripper Georgie Ripper (born London, 1977) is a children's book illustrator known for her work on the ""Rainbow Magic"" series of fairy books. She won the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration in 2000 with ""My Best Friend Bob"" and ""Little Brown Bushrat"" which she authored and illustrated. She has also illustrated ""A Dog Called Whatnot"" and ""Whatnot Takes Charge"" which were written by Linda Newbery. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University where"
"in paperback form when published as one of the precursor volumes to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in 1968. From the early 1930s to late 1940s, an informal literary discussion group associated with the English faculty at the University of Oxford, were the ""Inklings"". Its leading members were the major fantasy novelists; C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Lewis is known for ""The Screwtape Letters"" (1942), ""The Chronicles of Narnia"" (1950–1956) and ""The Space Trilogy"" (1938–1945), while Tolkien is best known as the author of ""The Hobbit"" (1937), ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–1955), and ""The Silmarillion"" (1977)."
"parents, she traveled to the continent and studied in Germany and Switzerland. She wrote her first novel, ""Pantomime"", in 1914 at the age of 24. Her first critical success came with ""Twos and Threes"" in 1916. Her most popular books were the series known by the name of the first, ""The Matriarch"". This was first published as ""Tents of Israel"" in 1924. The others in the series are ""A Deputy Was King"" (1926), ""Mosaic"" (1930), ""Shining and Free"" (1935) and ""The Young Matriarch"" (1942). ""The Matriarch"" series revolved around the Rakonitz and Czelovar families and were based on her own"
"books. The books in the series have been translated into English — or retranslated, in the case of the first book — by Peter L. Blystone, and were published by Red Branch Press in three volumes (two books a volume) in 1991 (revised edition 2010), 1993, and 2007. Alexander Volkov (writer) Alexander Melentyevich Volkov ( ; June 14, 1891 – July 3, 1977) was a Soviet novelist, playwright, university lecturer. Аuthor of novels, short stories, plays and poems for children, mostly remembered for Magic Land series of books based on L. Frank Baum's ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"". Volkov was"
"by Cooper.) Lovelace's first book was ""The Black Angels"", which was published in 1926 and is a historical novel set in Minnesota. She wrote several more historical novels, including the successful ""Early Candlelight"" (1929). Lovelace is best known for her books for children. The Betsy-Tacy series started in 1938 after Lovelace told stories about her childhood to her own daughter Merian. The first book in the series, ""Betsy-Tacy"", was published in 1940, and the last book, ""Betsy's Wedding"", was published in 1955. The first four books increase in reading difficulty so that the child can grow up along with Betsy-Tacy."
"and more familiar versions of the Arthurian legend, the series has received critical acclaim for its creative retelling of the Arthur legend and historical credibility. The first book in the series, ""Taliesin"", won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion Award for Fiction in 1988. Lawhead's research for The Pendragon Cycle sparked an interest in Celtic history and culture, especially Celtic Christianity, topics which have featured prominently in his work ever since. ""The Song of Albion"" trilogy prompted a return to England (Lawhead having left in 1987). This was a series of books set between the Celtic Otherworld and present-day"
"The Unicorn Series The Unicorn Series is a young-adult fantasy novel series by Tanith Lee. The trilogy revolves around Tanaquil, a young woman who is better at tinkering than magic, much to the dismay of her sorceress mother. Black Unicorn (1991) is the first novel of The Unicorn Series. It was big and beautiful and so black that it was like a hole in space, and it was completely impossible. Unicorns didn't belong in this world except in legends. But there it stood, radiating magical power, in the shattered wreck of the party. Nobody knew where it had come from,"
"the first to gain recognition, both from contemporaries and in later scholarship. Two books of these years form a sequence. ""Wood Magic: A Fable"" (1881) introduces his child-hero, Bevis, a small child on a farm near a small lake, called the ""Longpond"", clearly Coate Farm and Coate Reservoir. Bevis's exploration of the garden and neighbouring fields brings him into contact with the country's birds and animals, who can speak to him, as can even inanimate parts of nature, such as the stream and the wind. Part of the book is a depiction of a small child's interaction with the natural"
"slum child who is hunted for her rogue magic. The novel, which was the first of three books of ""The Black Magician Trilogy"", brought her widespread acclaim, and the second book of the trilogy, ""The Novice"" (2002), was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book, ""The High Lord"", was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF best-seller lists. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years, and in 2006"
"mostly to the international free-flying magazine Cross Country. He also worked at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (2008–2010). His first novel ""Beyond The Invisible"" was published in 1998 by Eternity Press. This was followed by a non-fiction guidebook for ""Paragliding in South Africa"" (1999), ""The Fresh Air Site Guide"". His epic fantasy series, The Tale of the Lifesong, began with ""The Riddler's Gift"" (published 2007) and continues with ""Second Sight"" (published 2010). He mentions that his writing comes to him visually, and on his website he lists ""The Matrix"" and ""The Lord of the Rings"" as having"
"began as early as 1928, though her most famous work, ""Wide Sargasso Sea"", was not published until 1966. South Africa's Alan Paton's famous ""Cry, the Beloved Country"" dates from 1948. Salman Rushdie is among a number of post Second World War writers from the former British colonies who permanently settled in Britain. Rushdie achieved fame with ""Midnight's Children"" 1981, which was awarded both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Booker prize, and was named Booker of Bookers in 1993. His most controversial novel ""The Satanic Verses"" 1989, was inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. V. S. Naipaul"
"Shades of Grey Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron (2012, simply titled Shades of Grey originally) is a dystopian novel, the first in the ""Shades of Grey"" series by novelist Jasper Fforde. The story takes place in Chromatacia, an alternate version of the United Kingdom wherein social class is determined by one's ability to perceive colour. Chromatacia is a future dystopian society that exists at least five hundred years (although possibly more) after the collapse of our own society, identified as 'the Previous'. All life is governed by the laws set by Munsell, the supposed and revered founder"
"His story ""The Frog"" appeared in ""The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"" (Apr 1982). Shea was quiet for a few years but re-emerged with his second book, a collection of four linked novellas called ""Nifft the Lean"" (1982). ""Nifft"" showed that Shea had developed the exotic style of Vance and Clark Ashton Smith, plus the ingenuity of Fritz Leiber's Gray Mouser stories, to produce an extravagant quest novel. It won the 1983 World Fantasy Award as year's best novel. Shea followed up with ""The Color out of Time"" (1984), a work influenced by the Cthulhu Mythos, and ""In Yana,"
"the Shades of Magic series; and a ""Blade Runner""-inspired book called ""Black Tabs"". V. E. Schwab Victoria Elizabeth (V. E.) Schwab (born July 7, 1987) is an American fantasy author best known for her 2013 novel ""Vicious"", the ""Shades of Magic"" series, and for her children's and young adult fiction published under the name Victoria Schwab. ""The Guardian"" called ""Vicious"" ""a brilliant exploration of the superhero mythos and a riveting revenge thriller."" It received a starred review from ""Publishers Weekly"", which also named the novel one of its best books of 2013 for SF/Fantasy/Horror. The American Library Association's Reference and"
"series ""Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World"" (1980) was first broadcast, was hugely popular. Articles from the magazine were later published in book form during the late 1980s by various publishers, including Black Cat, Caxton, and St. Michael's books. Titles included: ""When the Impossible Happens"" (1984) and ""Out of this World: Mysteries of Mind, Space, & Time"" (1989). There were 26 volumes in the series: The Unexplained (magazine) The Unexplained: Mysteries of Mind, Space, & Time was a popular partwork magazine published by Orbis Publishing in the United Kingdom, between 1980 and 1983. It ran to 156 issues, with issue 157"