Equal Rites - (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A dying wizard tries to pass on his power to an eighth son of an eighth son, who is just at that moment being born. The fact that the son is actually a daughter is discovered too late. As part of a republication of the three original Discworld novels, this book includes a Discworld map, visitor's guide, crossword puzzle, and more.lspace.org.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>In <em>Equal Rites</em>, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Terry Pratchett brings readers back to Discworld, a fantasy universe where anything can happen--and usually does.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>With their biting satire and limitless imagination, it is easy to understand why 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. <em>Equal Rites</em> possesses rich characterizations, a journey of awareness, and even a hint of romance from master storyteller Terry Pratchett.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>- 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".<BR><BR> - "If you are unfamiliar with Pratchett's unique blend of philosophical badinage, you are on the threshold of a mind-expanding opportunity." --"Financial Times"<BR><BR> - "Persistently amusing, good-hearted and shrewd." --"The Sunday Times"<BR><BR> - "Pratchett keeps getting better and better... It's hard to think of any humorist writing in Britain today who can match him." --"Time Out"<br><br>"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!"<P>-- A. S. Byatt<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><P>TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he is the author of fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen and he is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Worldwide sales of his books now stand at 70 million, and they have been translated into thirty-seven languages.
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