Wyrd sisters : (starring three witches, also kings, daggers, crowns, storms, dwarfs, cats, ghosts, spectres, apes, bandits, demons, forests, heirs, jesters, tortures, trolls, turntables, general rejoicing and divers alarums)

Paperback, 265 pages Published: 1988 Kingdoms wobble, crowns topple and knives flash on the magical Discworld as the statutory three witches meddle in royal politics. The wyrd sisters battle against frightful odds to put the rightful king on the throne. At least, that's what they think. 'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own . . . he is a satirist of enormous talent' The Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . ___________________ 'Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.' Three witches - Granny Weatherwax , Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick - have gathered on a lonely heath. A king has been cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. An infant heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing . . . Witches don't have these kind of dynastic problems themselves - in fact, they don't have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders the witches don't have. But even she found that meddling in royal politics was a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe . . . ___________________ The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Wyrd Sisters is the second book in the Witches series Things Like Crowns Had A Troublesome Effect On Clever Folks; It Was Best To Leave All The Reigning To The Kind Of People Whose Eyebrows Met In The Middle. Three Witches Gathered On A Lonely Heath. A King Cruelly Murdered, His Throne Usurped By His Ambitious Cousin. A Child Heir And The Crown Of The Kingdom, Both Missing... Witches Don't Have These Kind Of Dynastic Problems Themselves – In Fact, They Don’t Have Leaders. Granny Weatherwax Was The Most Highly-regarded Of The Leaders They Didn't Have. But Even She Found That Meddling In Royal Politics Was A Lot More Complicated Than Certain Playwrights Would Have You Believe, Particularly When The Blood On Your Hands Just Won't Wash Off And You're Facing A Future With Knives In It... Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folks; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle. Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. Witches don't have these kind of dynastic problems themselves - in fact, they don't have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn't have. But even she found that meddling in royal politics was a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe, particularly when the blood on your hands just won't wash off and you're facing a future with knives in it .. Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. The omens are not auspicious for the new incumbent, particularly when the blood on your hands just won't wash off and you're facing a future with knives in it .. 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. Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Maigrat have fairy godmother-dom thrust upon them.