Wyrd Sisters Discworld series

Good as usual. I sometimes feel myself lose interest in the middle of a Pratchett's book.

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchet is the sixth Discworld book. It's the second appearance of Granny Weatherwax, who made a brief but important appearance in Equal Rites. Here, though, she is presented as she should be, with the rest of her coven — Nanny Ogg and Magrat. Together they are the crone (though one would never dare call Granny Weatherwax that), the mother (Nanny Ogg who is mother, aunt or grandmother to most of Lancre) and the maiden (Magrat). These three witches will be instrumental in setting to rights the kingdom of Lancre after the death of the king by natural causes. Because of course, murder is a natural death for a monarch. The king's infant son, though, is squirreled away and the witches buy him a home (as well as a hiding place for the crown of Lancre). The death of a king, his haunting ghost, the meddling witches, the smart ass Fool — these are all elements of a Shakespearian drama. Whilst you will find jabs at many of his plays, the dominating one is the Scottish play, but there's a jab or two at Hamlet, King Lear too. My favorite characters, though, in this book are Magrat and the Fool. The Fool has more wits about him than the new Duke and Duchess of Lancre. Whenever I read this book, I wish that Christopher Moore's Fool had been more like Pratchett's fool.

Rating: 4.5 stars Wyrd Sisters is the sixth book in the Discworld series, a series known for it's many books and trickiness into deciding its reading order. I found Wyrd Sisters a perfectly good introduction into the world. It is a fun and light hearted book involving witches, kings and magic. It is a parody of the genre and it is gloriously entertaining and such a soothing change of pace from your typical fantasy novel. Nobody takes themselves seriously in this book. The witches know what you expect witches to be like and they fill your expectations and then throw them to the ground. I loved Magrat, the youngest witch and new one to the job. She is constantly been berated by her eldest and they find her ideas of witch-hood strange, just like she finds the two old witches outdated. Loved their interactions, and the contrast between characters. I also really liked how they started detached and slowly became a coven and just learned to get along. I also loved Granny's grumpiness and Nanny Ogg with her vast family. It's also very shakespeare-influenced, but it played with the influence and his knowledge that you would get the references. A true joy to read and a fantastic start to a brilliant series that I can't wait to continue.

Great fun

Absolutely delightful - it's a joy to spend time with these witches. Nanny Ogg is lots of fun and I have a deep deep fondness for Granny weatherwax. Honestly I can never get enough of them. I love these witches so much.

Good stuff - intelligent, honest & witty! :)

At one point I laughed loud enough to alarum the divers.

I really enjoyed the book but to be honest it was a bit of a challenge to read for me.