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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780552131056
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0552131059
Label: Corgi Books
Manufacturer: Corgi Books
Number Of Pages: 282
Publication Date: November 13, 1987
Publisher: Corgi Books
Studio: Corgi Books

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Rating: - All good things come in eights...
The one where a wizard passes on his staff to an eighth (and therefore blessed) son...who turns out to be a daughter. Cue all sorts of problems on the Discworld, where (until now) there have been no female wizards. This story marks the first appearance of Granny Weatherwax, shepherding the powerful trainee wizardess Esk to the wizard seat of learning known as Unseen University. Once there, Esk and trainee wizard-cum-quantum physicist Simon save the Discworld from creatures of the Dungeon Dimensions ... Read More

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Rating: - I gave this book to my mother when I was already a fan...
...And she liked it very much!
I think this is a good starting point for anyone new to the series. Its plot makes you think of a Studio Ghibli film (in a good way, mind you) but Pratchett's humour sparkles as brightly as ever.

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Rating: - Third in the Discworld Series
Terry Pratchett has become one of the most popular authors alive today and his popularity is richly deserved. But not even with his fertile mind could he ever have envisaged the heights to which his Discworld series would rise. This book first published in 1987 is the third of the Discworld novels and the author is really getting into his stride in the series that broke all records and continues to do so with new books being regularly published.

Pratchett's wit and imagination are second ... Read More

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Rating: - "Whoever heard of a female wizard?"
By now most of you know about Discworld, right? It is a fantastic place, which resembles our world but that presents us with some notable differences. As its name suggests, Discworld is shaped like a pizza, and it rests on top of four elephants, who in turn stand on top of a giant turtle, the Great A'Tuin. And as everyone knows, there is a small sun that orbits around this world, which is only reasonable. I guess that by know you get the idea. These characteristics are just a snippet of the elements Pratchett ... Read More

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Rating: - first discwolrd i read all the way..loved it
Well many many moons ago i tried to read a discWorld novel but couldnt get into it..it was the 80s and i was a young mum..now ive finally got time to read the trilogy i bought myself for christmas and this is the first book in it..
I am hooked..totally enchanted and found the humour delighful. i was one of many who thought id have to read the series from book number one,i am happy to report it isnt so!
granny weatherwax is someone id love to have look out for me..i was mesmerised. I found myself laughing ... Read More

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