An edition of Equal Rites (1987)

Equal Rites

A Discworld Book

1st Signet printing.

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An edition of Equal Rites (1987)

Equal Rites

A Discworld Book

1st Signet printing.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.1 (48 ratings) ·
  • 113 Want to read
  • 12 Currently reading
  • 93 Have read

At birth, Eskarina becomes a female wizard by mistake. Granny Weatherwax, the town witch, takes on the responsibility of furthering Esk's wizard training and adventures begin.

Publish Date
Publisher
New American Library
Language
English
Pages
254

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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

People

Eskarina Smith (Fictional character), Granny Weatherwax (Fictional character), Drum Billet (Fictional character), Archchancellor Cutangle

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Edition Notes

From cover: A novel of Discworld."

Published in
New York, N.Y
Copyright Date
1987

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6066.R34 E68 1988

The Physical Object

Pagination
254 p. ;
Number of pages
254

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24961013M
ISBN 10
0451157044
ISBN 13
9780451157041
OCLC/WorldCat
18465170

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL453670W
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MusicBrainz
4d205a6a-90ff-4255-8195-b71cb27b31b5
Wikidata
Q853442

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Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels, consistent number one bestsellers in England, have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody along with Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.In Equal Rites, a dying wizard tries to pass on his powers to an eighth son of an eighth son, who is just at that moment being born. The fact that the son is actually a daughter is discovered just a little too late...

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January 22, 2025 Edited by jwillikers Edited without comment.
January 17, 2025 Edited by AJFaraday Celia Imrie was incorrectly attributed as author. Probably because she narrated an audiobook version available on Audible
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