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Gerards Cross/London: various publishers, 1983-2013. It was octarine, the colour of magic... it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination The complete series of Discworld books published during the author's life, all first editions, first impressions, nine inscribed by the author, the rest signed. The Shepherd's Crown (2015) was published posthumously, and is not included here.Lauded as the "Dickens of the 20th century" by Mark Thomas (Butler, viii) and a "master storyteller" by A. S. Byatt, Pratchett was, and will remain, one of the most popular British authors of all time: "only the career of J. K. Rowling is comparable" (Priest). Upon his death, his books had been translated into 38 languages, and had earned him a wealth of accolades: fantasy and science fiction awards in the 1995 British book awards, Best Young Adult Writer in Locus magazine's annual poll, a Hugo award nomination, and a World Fantasy award for lifetime achievement. In 2010 he and Martin Amis tied as winner of the outstanding… Read more

THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, St. Martins Press, 1983, first American edition, fine in just about fine full color pictorial dust-wrapper. The first Discworld novel. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in.