![]() Abusive Parents: Or grandparents, in this case.Preceded in the Witches series by Equal Rites, followed by Witches Abroad. Preceded by Sourcery, followed by Pyramids. until a paranoid Felmet sets his sights on eliminating the perceived threat of Lancre's population of witches. While Death informs Verence that he's due to become a ghost, a soldier loyal to the old king manages to get Verence's infant son and the royal crown of Lancre into the hands of a trio of witches: Magrat Garlick, a naive and romantic young Granola Girl Gytha "Nanny" Ogg, a likeable and sociable matriarch who's smarter than she lets on and Esmeralda "Granny" Weatherwax, the stern, sinister, but ultimately benevolent witch among witches.Īfter some debate, the trio leave the child (given the name "Tomjon") and the crown (secretly snuck into a box of prop crowns) in the care of a band of traveling players (who come complete with a Shakespeare analogue in the form of Hwel the dwarf).Īs time passes, Felmet's rule stirs a growing amount of unrest in the kingdom, but Granny adamantly refuses to "meddle" in things. King Verence of Lancre is murdered by his scheming cousin Leonal Felmet at the insistence of Felmet's ambitious and domineering wife. Largely a homage to/parody of Macbeth and William Shakespeare in general, and early modern theater practices in even-more-general. The sixth novel in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and the first to feature the three witches (Granny Weatherwax appeared earlier in Equal Rites). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "As the cauldron bubbled, an eldritch voice shrieked, 'When shall we three meet again?'.Īnother voice said, in far more ordinary tones, 'Well, I can do next Tuesday.'" ![]()
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