Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett

You may not know this, but the world actually is flat. This is Discworld, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld to be precise. The Disc, as it is more commonly referred to, is in fact supported by four giant elephants (Berilia, Tubul, Great T’phon and Jerakeen) which stand on the back of the star turtle, the Great A’Tuin. The seas endlessly flow into space at the rim and at its hub stands Cori Celesti, a ten miles high spire, on top of which the Disc’s assorted deities reside. The Discworld exists on the edge of reality and is entirely held together by its strong magical field. The Disc is an unlikely place, which is probably why so many unlikely creatures ...  Read the complete review

"Only one queen in a hive! Slash! Stab!" If the kingdom of Lancre is the hive, then Going-to-be-Queen Magrat must contend with the Queen of the Elves for the royal jelly. It's all great fun so long as you don't get in the way. However, a little background reading is essential to a full understanding of the novel. Background ========== Pratchett fans will know that this is the 14th novel in the Discworld series and, more importantly, they've probably read all the preceding novels. Normally this isn't necessary as you can read each novel in any order you like but 'Lords and Ladies' is different. It is, for those in ...  Read the complete review

Fairys are cute little people who grant wishes, Right? They're pretty princesses, yes? They sneak in during the night and wash you dishes, don't they? Don't they? Well actually no. If you go back to the older myths and traditions, as the excellent Mr Pratchett has clearly done, you get a very different kind of tale. Traditionally speaking, faeries are self iterested, they do what pleases them. Some of them (the Seelie) are generally benevolent, some, (The unseelie) like to harm people for their entertainment. Somewhere in the hills of Lancre stands a stone circle, and to it are attracted a group of girls who think that being a witch is all ...  Read the complete review

This is Terry Pratchetts 14th Discworld novel; it is based on A Midsummer Nights Dream. The preface to the book gives all the details from the previous books that relate to this one, so having read other books in the series is not necessary but does add something to the understanding of the book in general. The books particularly relating to this one are, Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters and Witches Abroad (although there are other books featuring the witches, these are the books that they feature most heavily in). This book also introduces Agnes (the only one out of the would be witches with any talent for witchcraft), who becomes the replacement for Margrat in the ...  Read the complete review

Lords and Ladies is number 14 in the Discworld series and covers the exploits of the witches of Lancre. 3 witches, mother maiden and crone (Nanny Og, Magrat Garlick and Granny Weatherwax respectively). The book is a follow on from the other witches novels in the Discworld series, Equal Rites, Witches Abroad and these give a little of the history of the coven. Plot: ----- The three witches have arrived home from a trip abroad (hence the name of the previous book of course) to find that the town and the Kingdom of Lancre has a new coven in place, new young witches, lead by a girl named Diamanda (not her real name - thinks it sounds ...  Read the complete review