"A wonderful introduction to Granny Weatherwax."
The first book in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series to feature the witches in a starring role, Equal Rites is a wonderful introduction to Granny Weatherwax. While Witches Abroad is perhaps my favourite in the Witches series within a series, there is much to cackle and ponder over in this, the third Discworld novel. Her character develops quite beautifully through the books, and Granny is perhaps my most beloved character (ever) to appear in print. I am an admirer of her use of headology, and adore her relationship with Nanny, Magrat, Tiffany, and of course Death. If you’ve not yet met the totally fabulous Granny, do introduce yourself, I’m sure she would be delighted to greet you.
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The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .
They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of an eighth son.
Unfortunately for his colleagues in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check that the baby in question was a son.
Everybody knows that there's no such thing as a female wizard. But now it's gone and happened, there's nothing much anyone can do about it.
Let the battle of the sexes begin . . .
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Equal Rites is the first book in the Witches series.
Equal Rites features in the following genres: Fantasy, Action Adventure, Humorous Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary fantasy, Satirical fiction and parodies, Comic (humorous) fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction
Equal Rites is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook, CD-Audio
Equal Rites was written by Terry Pratchett and published by Corgi Books an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd
Equal Rites has 284 pages
Yes it is part of The Discworld Series series
£9.89
