Especially the animals – this time a cat – are intriguing and charming.Įven though each instalment has its own appeal, I was highly interested in this one due to see how the author transformed Shakespeare’s plays. I totally adore how Pratchett created this world with such a love for detail that remind you of the real world but that is just a bit different to fit into the flat planet’s peculiarities. The three witches instantly remind you of the three famous witches from Shakespeare’s Macbeth and, accordingly, they are only the beginning of a brilliant adaptation of the Bard’s great tragedy – just that it is not a tragedy but utterly funny.Ĭontinuing to explore Disc World leads to small new feature one can detect in every new novel. Due to its very own universe, the novel has not lost the slightest bit of its appeal in more than 30 years. Terry Pratchett’s “Wyrd Sisters” is the sixth instalment of the Disc World Series and was first published in 1988. A slight adjustment of time will help them to send an equal to the new king. However, the kingdom is angry about their new leader long before and therefore, something must be done immediately. By coincidence, they happen to get the old king’s son Tomjon and his crown and take care of both until the boy is old enough to fight his uncle. When King Verence of Lancre is murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet, the three witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick know that this will not mean any good.
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