Witches Abroad (Discworld Novels (Audio))
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0753140357 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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• "A true original among contemporary writers." --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
For the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick, traveling to the distant city of Genua, things are never simple. For one thing, they're up against the malignant power of the Godmother herself, who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse.
He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. TERRY PRATCHETT is one of the most popular authors writing today. He was appointed OBE in 1998. His first Discworld novel for children,
Dennis E. Henley said Terry Pratchett's First Work of Art. Terry Pratchett admitted once that if he "had stayed in the same environment of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic" people would say "'whatever happened to Terry Pratchett?!'"I think Sir Terry flexed his literary muscles with his third book, Equal Rites. Others pick Guards! Guards! or Sourcery. All three of those books proved that Sir Terry could write and write well.But it wasn't until Witches Abroad that Sir Terry created a truly great work of art. He deals with a big question here: the nature of stories in general and fairy tales, in particular. He consider. "The Witches Begin." according to FantasyReader. Many years ago I first read this book and was a devoted fan of Disc World. The witches have always been among my favorite characters along with the denizens of the Unseen University. This is one of the early books of the series and I highly recommend it. It begins the development of the witches and is definitely required reading. Enjoy it and you will be hooked and that is not a bad thing. Pay attention to Granny, she is uncannily accurate in her analysis of human nature. There are NO BAD books by Sir Terry.. "Can't go wrong with Pratchett's Diskworld books." according to C Franks. LOVE Pratchett. He's a philosopher, gentle humorist, original, great story-teller, and--I'm convinced--a source of many of J.K. Rowlings ideas, characters, and situations, even to an almost direct quote (don't get me wrong, I adore Harry Potter! But credit where due) He inspires the imagination.