Rincewind doesn't seem quite the hopeless dolt he appears to be in Sourcery he has his moments of self-assurance, particularly when he defies Death. The Color of Magic - which is, in Pratchett's world, "octarine," the eighth color of the spectrum - introduces us to Rincewind, the most inept wizard ever to flunk out of Unseen University. It will give you a feel for how Pratchett matures as a humorist and storyteller over subsequent books. His humor isn't quite as madcap as it is in later entires in the series, and there is an episodic structure to the storyline, but it remains the book you might just as well read first if you're going to read any of the Discworlds at all.
This, the very first of Pratchett's Discworld yarns, still holds up well today.
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