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Equal Rites

by Unknown Author

4.1
(55 ratings)
213 pages2000HarperPaperbacksISBN 9780061020698
FantasyFictionSamuel Vimes (Fictitious character)Discworld (Imaginary place)Fiction, science fiction, generalScience fictionWizardsFantasy fictionDiscworld (imaginary place), fictionFiction, fantasy, generalFiction, humorousEnglish Fantasy fictionTranslations into SpanishSpanish Fantasy fictionTranslations from EnglishFiction, humorous, generalLiterature and fiction, fantasyGranny weatherwax (fictitious character), fictionFiction, satireMargaret A. Edwards Award
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<p>Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels, consistent number one bestsellers in England, have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody along with Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. </p><p>In <i>Equal Rites,</i> a dying wizard tries to pass on his powers 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 just a little too late...</p>

Publication Details

Publisher
HarperPaperbacks
Published
2000
Pages
213
ISBN
9780061020698
Language
en

About Unknown Author

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*.

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