The Light Fantastic book cover by Terry Pratchett

Books like The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

by Terry Pratchett · 1986

Book 2 of Discworld

Get this book

Library Bookshop.org Amazon

Genre

Speculative fiction comedy
Fantasy

Ages

Adult

Books like this one

Last checked: November 7, 2026

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho · 1988 · Adult

about 200 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Light Fantastic: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Literature and fiction, fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  The Alchemist: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Light Fantastic; Open Library and Wikidata for The Alchemist.
Library Bookshop.org Amazon
Storm Front
Jim Butcher · 2000 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Light Fantastic: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Literature and fiction, fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Light Fantastic; Open Library and Wikidata for Storm Front.
Library Bookshop.org Amazon
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991 · Adult

about 670 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Light Fantastic: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Literature and fiction, fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Outlander: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Light Fantastic; Open Library and Wikidata for Outlander.
Library Bookshop.org Amazon

See all books like The Light Fantastic

Books like the Discworld series

The Light Fantastic: the facts, checked

Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.

First published: First published in 1986. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series: It is book 2 of the Discworld series. Source: terrypratchett.com, checked November 6, 2026. Discworld ... The Colour of Magic ... The Light Fantastic
Next in the series: Book 3 is Equal Rites. Source: terrypratchett.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Light Fantastic ... Equal Rites

About Terry Pratchett

Born: Born in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Terry Pratchett received the BSFA Award for Best Novel in 1989, for Pyramids. Source: Wikidata, citing bsfa.co.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Terry Pratchett received the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book in 2004, for The Wee Free Men. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.

More about Terry Pratchett

Where does The Light Fantastic sit in its series? See the reading order.

Report a mistake

Common questions

What does the Why line mean?

It names what the two books have in common, using only facts found in both books' catalog records. Tap What both books share to see those facts and where they came from. When the shared facts are few, the line is short. It never quotes reviews, ratings or reader reactions.

All 6 questions