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Witches Abroad
(Discworld Novel 12)
Series: Discworld Novels
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Witches Abroad
'No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of modern endeavour' Daily Mail
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 .
The twelfth Discworld novel.
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Witches Abroad is the twelfth Discworld novel.
Daily Mail notes, "No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of modern endeavour."
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...
Fairy godmothers develop a very deep understanding about human nature, which makes the good ones kind and the bad ones powerful. Inheriting a fairy godmother role seemed an easy job... After all, how difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn't marry a prince?
Quite hard, actually, even for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick. That's the problem with real life - it tends to get in the way of a good story, and a good story is hard to resist.
Servant girls have to marry the prince, whether they want to or not. You can't fight a Happy Ending, especially when it comes with glass slippers and a rival Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse.
The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Witches Abroad is the third book in the Witches series.
Series: Discworld Novels
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Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett is praised for its originality and wit, with The Times highlighting Pratchett's exceptional humour and comparing his work to that of Wodehouse. The Daily Mail appreciates the blend of fantastical and mundane elements, noting the book's insightful commentary on modern life's absurdities.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780552167505
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 February 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Corgi Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 258g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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