![]() ![]() ![]() In the subsequent chaos, Rincewind and Twoflower escape on an old witch's broom, while the Archchancellor of Unseen University is killed when his attempt to obtain the spell accidentally summons the Luggage on top of him, crushing him to death. Several orders of wizards travel to the forest of Skund to try and capture Rincewind, who is currently staying with Twoflower and the Luggage in a gingerbread house in the forest. Death warns them that the Discworld will soon be destroyed by a huge red star unless the eight spells of the Octavo are read. Meanwhile, the wizards of Ankh-Morpork use the Rite of Ashk-Ente to summon Death to find an explanation for the Octavo's actions. They are saved when the Octavo, the most powerful book of magic on the Discworld, readjusts reality to prevent the loss of one of its eight spells, which has resided in Rincewind's head since his expulsion from Unseen University: Rincewind, Twoflower and the Luggage end up in the Forest of Skund. The book begins shortly after the ending of The Colour of Magic, with wizard Rincewind, Twoflower and the Luggage falling from the Discworld. ![]() The events of the novel are a direct continuation of those in the preceding book, The Colour of Magic. The title is taken from L'Allegro, a poem by John Milton, and refers to dancing lightly with extravagance. It was published on 2 June 1986, the first printing being of 1,034 copies. The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ![]()
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