We all need equal rights (Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett)

Member Name: jonathanhopley

Product:	Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
Date:	13/09/09 (30 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: lots of homor

Disadvantages: none

Equal rights is the third book in a series of 36.Its about several different stories taking place on you guessed it a disk world.
The books I have read so far in the series including this one have been full of humour which I have been looking for a series like this for a long time that mixes humour and science fiction/Fantasy. My only problem is that some of the bits of story get a bit mathematical for me.

Background
The disk world rests on crater in the middle of a giant turtle named Great a Train. The book features witches and wizards.

In this book there is something similar to Hogwarts instead its called unseen university where wizards go for training. It is located in a city named Ankh Mort. It was a reputation of being the smelliest city in the world the author even describes it being smellier than France am not sure why.
The only difference between Unseen and Hogwarts is the leaders of Unseen are always trying to kill each other so they can get more power.
Story

This book follows a girl by the name of Eskerina Smith also know as Esk. The book starts off when a dying wizard needs to find the next wizard when he finds a family with eight children.(eight is a magical number in the book so the eight child usually will become a wizard and study at Unseen University. The wizard does not realise it but the eighth child is actually a girl and will now be the first female wizard. Esk has also got a grandmother who is a witch that is horrified that the daughter is to become wizard and she tries by all means to train as a witch but fails when she realises that it is the destiny of Esk to become a wizard.
Overall a great book with lots of humour in which I thoroughly enjoyed. Would recommend to everyone.

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Summary: great book