Catship reviewed Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #3)
Good good good
This is very relatable, and Granny Weatherwax is simply a really good role model
7h 27m
Published by Penguin Audio.
Equal Rites
Discworld, #3
(1 review)
'They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.'
Everybody knows there's no such thing as a female wizard. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina (Esk, for short), the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with her.
Thankfully Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld's most famous witch, has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo. With Granny's help, Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.
But power is unpredictable, and these bright young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. Let the battle of the sexes begin....
Equal Rites is the first book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in …
'They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.'
Everybody knows there's no such thing as a female wizard. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina (Esk, for short), the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with her.
Thankfully Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld's most famous witch, has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo. With Granny's help, Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.
But power is unpredictable, and these bright young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. Let the battle of the sexes begin....
Equal Rites is the first book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.
Subjects
- Fantasy
- Fiction
- Samuel Vimes (Fictitious character)
- Discworld (Imaginary place)
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- Science fiction
- Wizards
- Fantasy fiction
- Discworld (imaginary place), fiction
- Fiction, fantasy, general
- Fiction, humorous
- English Fantasy fiction
- Translations into Spanish
- Spanish Fantasy fiction
- Translations from English
- Fiction, humorous, general
- Literature and fiction, fantasy
- Granny weatherwax (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, satire
- Margaret A. Edwards Award
- English literature