Equal Rites

Book Details

Library

Author

Terry Pratchett

Category

Humour / Fantasy

Publisher

Corgi

Printed By

BPCC Hazell Books

Country

England

Personal

Year Published

1987 / 1991

Date Read

22/10/2006

ISBN

0552131059

Personal Rating

7 / 10

Binding

Paperback

Pages

204

Overview

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...

Comment

This is the third Discworld novel, and the first time we meet Mistress Weatherwax, one my favourite characters. The Discworld is still in the early days of its evolution, but it was nice to be able to lost myself in a story with Terry Practchett's unmistakable touch of humour and improbability. It almost felt nostalgic going back to a pre-Ridcully University, and a solo Esme Weatherwax.

The baby – Eskarina – grows into a headstrong young girl, and the twists and turns her journey takes are entertaining, and the endless trivial details had me laughing out loud.