Which Colour of Magic recording should you buy?
The first Discworld novel, and so an obvious first purchase: a complete recording from 2022 and an abridged one listed since 2007 share the plain title.
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Terry Pratchett · 2 Audible UK recordings compared
Short answer
Colin Morgan. His is the complete book, and he reads the Rincewind novels in the current set, so if you go straight on to The Light Fantastic — which picks up where this one stops — the voice goes with you. The Tony Robinson listing is abridged. One thing worth knowing before you start: most readers do not recommend beginning Discworld here, and the series page suggests where to begin instead.
The recordings, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Morgan, with Bill Nighy and Peter Serafinowicz Our pick | 7 hrs 58 mins | Unabridged | The current recording, complete. Audible's description says Bill Nighy reads the footnotes and Peter Serafinowicz is the voice of Death. |
| Tony Robinson | 3 hrs 4 mins | Abridged | Marked abridged in Audible's listing data; the description does not say so either way. |