

Equal Rites
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Terry Pratchett
“Unadulterated fun. . . witty, frequently hilarious.”—San Francisco ChronicleChaos and hilarity ensue when a young woman becomes the first female wizard, upending the Discworld in this bitingly funny tale from internationally bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it’s not half so bad as a lot of ignorance.Everyone knows there’s no such thing as a female wizard. So when a dying wizard accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, the exclusively masculine world of wizarding is thrown into a tailspin.Eskarina isn’t afraid of male critics and she isn’t going to relinquish this unexpected gift. With a little hocus pocus from Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld’s most infamous witch (an old crone who has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo), Esk infiltrates the magical Unseen University and befriends another apprentice, a wizard named Simon.But power is unpredictable, and these bright young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. . . .The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Equal Rites is the first book in the Witches collection. The Witches collection, in order, include:Equal RitesWyrd SistersWitches AbroadLords and LadiesMaskeradeCarpe Jugulum
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Author
Terry Pratchett
Pages
256
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-10-13
ISBN
0061804835 9780061804830
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I really enjoyed this, the writing style was easy to read and fun, it made me laugh a lot and it was a really good story all together. I liked Esk but I liked the old witch more, she was by far my favorite character, followed closely by the staff! The ending was great! This is my first discworld book and I can't wait to get to more."
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Sarah
"I will have to admit that it has been many years since I've read it. But it certainly was an interesting and comical read due to the author's writing style. "
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Lisa Quenneville
"Couldn't put it down. Fantastic."
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Nik Lal
"Just finished reading "The Inheritance Games" - it was pretty good."
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Jenice Batiforra
"I was originally disappointed that this book was not about Rincewind and The Luggage, but Granny Weatherwax and a wizard's staff proved just as entertaining. It's like if Harry Potter and Jeeves & Wooster had a baby."
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Andrew Greene