Equal Rites: A Discworld Novel (Discworld, 3)

Name: Equal Rites: A Discworld Novel (Discworld, 3)
Rating: 4.090909090909091 (55 reviews)
Author: Terry Pratchett
ISBN: 9780060855901

by Terry Pratchett

4.1

(55 ratings)

240 pages2005HarperCollinsISBN 9780060855901

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About this book

"Unadulterated fun. . . witty, frequently hilarious." —San Francisco Chronicle<br/>The third novel in New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, a fantasy universe where anything can happen—and usually does.<br/>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.<br/>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.

Publication Details

Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2005
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9780060855901
Language: en

About Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (*The Colour of Magic*) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his young adult novel *The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents*.