# The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/colour-of-magic/ 2 people recommended The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 1 of the 2 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “I Miss Terry Pratchett”. **Verdict:** A fun comic fantasy that readers enjoy. Critics note it comes before Pratchett found his stride, so it reads as a looser satire of fantasy novels. Summary written by Claude from 4 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 1 of those comments still counts. ## Why people recommend it - Fun, entertaining read (1 comment in the sample): "I am enjoying the Colour of Magic so much right now, having a real blast!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247567)) ## Other fantasy novels people recommend - [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings/): 52 recommend, 13 mixed, 10 criticize - [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl/): 43 recommend, 4 mixed, 6 criticize - [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit/): 34 recommend, 6 mixed, 9 criticize - [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality/): 15 recommend, 4 mixed, 17 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett", https://hackerapproved.com/p/colour-of-magic/ (2 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.