Wyrd Sisters - (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Granny Weatherwax is the most highly-regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, much less royal intrigue. But then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Terry Pratchett's fantasy classic <em>Wyrd Sisters</em>, a novel in the Discworld series, is the story of Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have.</p><p>Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, mush less royal intrigue. but then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, though, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.</p><p>Granny Weatherwax teams with two other witches -- Nanny Ogg and Margat Garlick - as an unlikely alliance to save a prince and restore him to the throne of Lancre, in a tale that borrows -- or is it parodies -- some of William Shakespeare's best-loved works.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Meet Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, much less royal intrigue. But then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, though, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would haveyou think. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Pratchett has now moved beyond the limits of humorous fantasy, and should be recognized as One of the More Significant Contemporary English Language Satirists."-- "Publishers Weekly"Superb popular entertainment."-- "Washington Post Book World"Truly original...Discworld is more complicated and satisfactory than OZ...Brilliant!"-- A.S. Byatt<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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. 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. His first Discworld novel for children, "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents," was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.
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