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Equal Rites Paperback - 1989
by Pratchett, Terry
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Details
- Title Equal Rites
- Author Pratchett, Terry
- Binding Paperback
- Edition reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 282
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Corgi, London
- Publication date 1989-01-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0552131059
- ISBN 9780552131056 / 0552131059
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 6.96 x 4.35 x 0.7 in (17.68 x 11.05 x 1.78 cm)
- Reading level 880
- Category Fiction - Fantasy
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
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 on the new-born baby’s sex...
A third hilarious adventure by the author of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic.
Reader reviews for Equal Rites
Review summary
Reviewers broadly praised this Discworld installment as a sharp, funny fantasy that introduces Granny Weatherwax and meaningfully expands the series’ scope. The book’s satire of gender roles and institutions was highlighted as both playful and pointed, with plentiful quotable lines and affectionate world-building around the Unseen University and the Librarian. Many deemed it a strong or even “important” entry point to the saga, though several noted early-career roughness: a slimmer, back?loaded plot, fewer big gags than later highlights, and a not?yet?fully?formed Granny without Nanny Ogg as foil. Eskarina was generally liked—often seen as a precursor to Tiffany Aching. Overall, sentiment was strongly positive: witty, humane, and entertaining, if not yet the polished peak of Pratchett’s later work.
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From the publisher
First line
This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and why, although it doesn't pretend to answer all or any of these questions.
