Witches Abroad

#12 Discworld

Terry Pratchett

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Corgi
02 April 2013

Fantasy; Magic; Humorous Fantasy; Witches & Wizards

Series: Discworld Novels

The twelfth Discworld novel.

'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 . . .

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.

By: Terry Pratchett
Imprint: Corgi
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 12
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 251g
ISBN: 9780552167505
ISBN 10: 0552167509
Series: Discworld Novels
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 April 2013
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today.He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'.He was appointed OBE in 1998 and his first Discworld novel for children, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal. Witches Abroad is the twelfth novel in his phenomenally successful Discworld series.

Reviews for Witches Abroad (#12 Discworld)

'A true orginal among contemporary writers' The Times 'His jokes are the best thing since Wodehouse. His comic footnotes are still glorious' The Times 'Pratchett's writing is a constant delight. No-one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of modern endeavour' Daily Mail