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Equal Rites (Discworld) Mass Market Paperback – January 29, 2013

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

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Book 3 of 40 in the Discworld Series

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In Equal Rites, New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett brings readers back to Discworld, a fantasy universe where anything can happen—and usually does.

A dying wizard tries to pass his staff on to the eighth son of an eighth son. When it is revealed that the he is a girl named Esk, the news of the female wizard sends the citizens of Discworld into a tail-spin.

With their biting satire and limitless imagination, it is easy to understand why 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. Equal Rites possesses rich characterizations, a journey of awareness, and even a hint of romance from master storyteller Terry Pratchett.

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"Truly original....Discworld is more complicated and satisfactory than Oz.... Has the energy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland....Brilliant!"

-- A. S. Byatt

- The first seven Discworld titles are being reissued with stunning new covers, publication coincides with 21 years of Discworld anniversary and the hardback publication of "The Celebrated Discworld Almanak" and "Going Postal".

- "If you are unfamiliar with Pratchett's unique blend of philosophical badinage, you are on the threshold of a mind-expanding opportunity." --"Financial Times"

- "Persistently amusing, good-hearted and shrewd." --"The Sunday Times"

- "Pratchett keeps getting better and better... It's hard to think of any humorist writing in Britain today who can match him." --"Time Out"

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Every world has its rules—even a flat onecarried by four elephants riding on a giant turtle. That's why a dying wizard is searching for an eighth son of an eighth son to bestow his wizardly powers upon before meeting Deathin six minutes. Unfortunately it is quicklydiscovered—though not quite quickly enough—that the newborn babe the wizard anoints just before bidding the Discworld adieu is, in reality,a girl! What's done cannot be undone—despiteold Granny Weatherwax's attempts to bringthe child into the witchy fold—and little Eskis now a wizard, through and through. And she's destined to bring chaos and confusion to the all-male faculty of Ankh-Morpork'sUnseen University . . . who are alreadyfairly addled to begin with.

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Series: Discworld (Book 3)
Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Harper; Reissue edition (January 29, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062225693
ISBN-13: 978-0062225696
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
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March 19, 2017

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Okay, so I'm waiting for a book I won on Library Thing to be delivered and thought I'd read EQUAL RITES again and I'm so glad I did. I gave it five stars last time and I wish I could give it five more. It is so fun and funny and such a magnificent story! It is also incredibly well written. Sir Pratchett has a way of painting a scene that is unlike anyone else--a visual shorthand that describes the action perfectly with a sparsity of words. My only complaint about his writing (and I have read a lot of his books!) is that he occasionally draws you out of his story by breaking the fourth wall. He does it beautifully, and deftly draws you back in, but personally I would have preferred he not do it in the first place. It draws attention to his writing and makes me realize he's telling me a tale, rather than keeping me immersed in that tale. But apart from this, what I admire most about Terry is his unique way of looking at life and his uncanny ability to explain complex concepts with both insight and humor. The world lost a true genius when he passed away far too young.

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The Color of Magic and The Light Fantastic, though it's not necessary to have read them ...

February 16, 2016

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After reading the first two thoroughly delightful Discworld novels, I decided to plow ahead with this one and commit to the whole series. This book is set some time after the misadventures of Rincewind and Twoflower from the first two novels, The Color of Magic and The Light Fantastic, though it's not necessary to have read them first, and a quick introduction is enough to situate a reader in the Discworld universe. (For that matter, Pratchett fans have suggested countless Discworld reading orders other than the usual order of publication.) Though the action of the story focuses on young Eskarina Smith's efforts to become Discworld's first female wizard, the real standout character is her mentor Granny Weatherwax, a formidable rural witch who disapproves of wizardry but nonetheless supports Esk's choice to travel to the city of Ankh-Morpork and apply for admission to Unseen University. The story moves along at a good clip and is filled with Pratchett's trademark humor; he's like a witty, fantasy counterpart to Douglas Adams, though perhaps with less wryness and more warmth in his writing. In terms of reading level and content appropriateness, I'd say it's fine for precocious middle schoolers and up, and it's a pretty fast read.

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Char Leshess

Pratchett's much needed feminist shift

February 26, 2018

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The first Discworld novel to move away from the Rincewind arch. Evidently, Pratchett noticed his profound lack of strong female characters and sought to rectify this. He did well...I think. Well, I suppose it would've been better in this regard if the narration wasn't so on-the-nose with the topic: the intro to the book straight-up says that it's "a story about sex" (and not in the "count-the-legs-and-divide-by-two sense"). I did laugh at this, though, and that's all that matters when it comes to Discworld.
I primarily liked this one because it introduces one of my all-time favorite characters from the series, Esmerelda Weatherwax--also known as "Granny." It's protagonist, Esk, a little girl who wants to be a wizard, it also highly delightful, especially considering that Terry Pratchett modeled her after his daughter. The cast is the best part of the book--as opposed to The Light Fantastic and The Color of Magic, which I think are clogged up with characters. Plot-wise, however, there's a critical difference. With the first two books--in following Rincewind and Twoflower, both of whom have no explicitly overarching goal at hand (sort of)--the rambling and seemingly aimless plot kinda works. Here, where Esk's endgame is to enroll at Unseen University, all the sidetracking gums up the flow of the narrative. This is only made worse by the ending, which feels inordinately rushed and doesn't focus on the protagonist's accomplishments enough. Thus, it's not my favorite Discworld book but, as always, it's not bad at all.

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A fresh look at women and wizards - Early Pratchett is fresh and funny

February 14, 2016

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Equal rites is the third story in the diskworld series. In this book we are introduced to Granny Weatherwax who is a witch. Possibly the most powerful living which in the Ramtop Mountains in fact. She meets her match in a wizard's staff and the book tells the story of how Granny takes the staff and its wielder, Esk. Esk is a girl which is a problem as women can't become wizards...

Equal rites is an early discworld novel and Pratchett's style and humour are still developing. At this stage the characters and millieu are fresh and developing. This is the first chance we readers have to meet Granny Weatherwax. The Unseen UNiversity should be familiar but will, like Granny, develop significantly in later books. This isn't the greatest witches book, nor is it the greatest wizards book but Equal Rites makes later books with Granny (especially Maskerade) so much better.

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A Great Way to Start Discworld

May 10, 2015

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I wasn't overly familiar with Discworld when I went into this one but I really enjoyed the book. Also you don't really have to read the massive series in any kind or order. I think this is the third book in the series and it's recommended in some places to start here.
A dying wizard comes to give his magic to the about to be born eighth son of an eighth son. Instead he gets a first daughter. This is the quest to get that lucky girl into the Unseen Wizard University before her magic becomes a problem. So she takes off with Granny Weatherwax to fight the system in person. Pratchett is definitely making a point, hence the title, but I never felt as though I was being hit over the head with it or lectured to which is important for me.
Granny's quite a fun character and the kid didn't get annoying which was good. The adventuring starts to get a little stale about the time they get the university so that worked out for the best too. I would have kept reading and will hopefully go back for more of their adventures which is probably the best thing to be said of any book.

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The quality I expect from Sir Terry Pratchett. A quick and lively read.

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