The sixth in the Discworld series. Kingdoms wobble, crowns topple and knives flash on the magical Discworld as the statutory three witches meddle in royal politics.
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The sixth in the Discworld series. Kingdoms wobble, crowns topple and knives flash on the magical Discworld as the statutory three witches meddle in royal politics.
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Add this copy of Wyrd Sisters to cart. $39.42, fair condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by RoC / Penguin.
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Fair Condition in Fair jacket. 9780575043633. ~~Withdrawn Ex-Library 1990 RoC Penguin US Book Club edition hardback, striking US alternative jacket artwork by Tom Kidd. Some library wear and marks, label and date stamps to rear end-paper, some page tanning and creasing to end-papers, wear and tear and surface loss to spine ends and corners of jacket, tape residue and scuffing to boards with some staining to upper corners else tidy reading copy in secure binding. Many more 1st's by this author available Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0575043636. ISBN/EAN: 9780575043633. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 076942.
Add this copy of Wyrd Sisters to cart. $60.96, very good condition, Sold by Victoria Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bere Alston, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Gollancz.
Add this copy of Wyrd Sisters: Starring Three Witches, Also Kings, to cart. $375.00, very good condition, Sold by SKYLARKERBOOKS rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from CARSON CITY, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Victor Gollancz.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Nice Copy-Signed-For Devin, Further Better Wishes-By The Author On The Title Page. British-First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy.
Pratchett's Discworld series is an ingenious, multilayered creation of characters, cultures, and conditions, with liberal doses of humor/wit, common sense, commentary on current affairs, and acute or chronic craziness. Each book stands on its own, although reading the series in the order of publication provides a richer experience of successive tales. In building and resolving his tales, Pratchett creatively diverts from predictable fairy-tale, sci-fi and fantasy threads using eclectic conceptual textures and flavors interleaved. For the conversations, philosophy, and thought processes that Pratchett devises, his books are worth the reading. As an English teacher horrified by the dumbing-down of both schools and children, these well-crafted, thoughtfully researched novelettes delight and enrich. Btw, for readers who avoid "language", these won't offend - his characters rarely use their own otherworldly colorful language. The main witches in his books are primarily sensible types, gifted in country skills and herbal traditions, able to consider repercussions of each act beyond the moment in which it may SEEM like a good idea -- not the angry frog-and-bat vindictive variety. Here, three local witches unite to protect the heir to the throne and his crown until he reaches the appropriate age to take back a stolen country. Pratchett masterfully explores consciousness through all his characters, focusing here on his the three talented witches: the senior witch, Granny Weatherwax, a spinster model of sanity and mastery of the mind; Nanny Ogg, mother of many in a vast family network, highly social; and Magrat Garlick, young, conscientious, working on her self-esteem. With the outside aid of theatrical people, the child is hidden and trained. Meanwhile the usurping monarch is increasingly more beset both with Lady Macbeth-ian psychological troubles for having slain the king, and a Lady Macbeth type Valkyrian wife who pushes him to do it. Throughout the story, we are party to conversations between ghosts of assassinated former kings, learn something of the physics of the Discworld, observe a somewhat compassionate Grim Reaper keeping tabs on the scene, the unfolding chronicle of local color/populace and changes to the kingdom.