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Encyclopedia > Equal Rites
Terry Pratchett
The Discworld series
3rd novel – 1st Witches story
Outline
Characters: Eskarina
Granny Weatherwax
Locations: Ankh-Morpork, Lancre
Motifs: Fantasy clichés, Feminism
Publication details
Year of release: 1987
Original publisher: Victor Gollancz
Hardback ISBN: ISBN 0-575-03950-7
Paperback ISBN: ISBN 0-552-13105-9
Other details
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Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the third novel in the Discworld series and the first in which the main character is not Rincewind. It introduces the character of Granny Weatherwax, who reappears in several later Discworld novels. Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... This article is about the novels. ... Download high resolution version (470x800, 310 KB)Equal Rites cover, from lspace. ... Esmerelda Esme Weatherwax (usually called Granny Weatherwax) is a character from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ... Lancre (pronounced Lanker) is a fictional country from Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Feminists redirects here. ... Victor Gollancz (April 9, 1893–February 8, 1967) was a British publisher, socialist, and humanitarian. ... Comic fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone. ... Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... This article is about the novels. ... Rincewind the Wizzard is a fictional character appearing in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, several of which feature him as the central character. ... Esmerelda Esme Weatherwax (usually called Granny Weatherwax) is a character from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

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Plot summary

The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of an eighth son is about to be born. This signifies that the child is destined to become a wizard (on the Discworld, the number eight has many of the magical properties that are ascribed to seven in the real world), Billet wants to pass his wizard's staff on to his successor. The wizards are major characters in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchetts Discworld fantasy novels. ... Look up eight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Seven Days of Creation - 1765 book, title page 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. ...


However, the newborn child is actually a girl, Esk (full name Eskarina Smith). Since Billet notices his mistake too late, the staff passes on to her. As Esk grows up, it becomes apparent that she has uncontrollable powers, and the local witch Granny Weatherwax decides to travel with her to the Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork to help her gain the knowledge required to properly manage her powers. Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in the fictional Discworld city of Ankh-Morpork, staffed by a faculty composed of mostly indolent and inept old wizards. ... Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ...


But a female wizard is something completely unheard of on the Discworld. Esk is unsuccessful in her first, direct, attempt to gain entry to the University, but Granny Weatherwax finds another way in; as a servant. While there, Esk witnesses the progress of an apprentice wizard named Simon, whom she had met earlier, on her way to Ankh-Morpork. Simon is a natural talent who invents a whole new way of looking at the universe that reduces it to component numbers. His magic, however, is so powerful that it causes a hole to be opened into the Dungeon Dimensions. In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, the Dungeon Dimensions are the endless wastelands outside of space and time. ...


Eskarina and Simon discover the weakness of the creatures from the Dungeon Dimensions - if you can use magic, but don't, they become scared and weakened. They both manage to transport themselves back into the Discworld. Together they develop a new kind of magic, based on the notion that the greatest power is the ability not to use all the others. In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, the Dungeon Dimensions are the endless wastelands outside of space and time. ...


Notes

For reasons never explained, Esk has so far not appeared in the Discworld novels again, although Terry Pratchett has hinted at the possibility of bringing her back. Although Esk was the main character in the book, the only character (besides Death, Mrs Whitlow, and The Librarian) who would appear again after the book was Granny Weatherwax. During his Wintersmith tour, in response to a question about what happened to Esk, Pratchett said that Esk might have an appearance in the next Tiffany Aching book. Prior to this, most fans assumed she had died in the destructive war featured in Sourcery. Death is a fictional character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... The Librarian of Unseen University is one of the most popular characters in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels, to the extent where pin badges bearing the legend Librarians rule, Ook are now available. ... Esmerelda Esme Weatherwax (usually called Granny Weatherwax) is a character from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... A major subset of the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett involve the witches of Lancre. ... Sourcery is the fifth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1988. ...


The specific events of the book have so far not come up again; the next 'witches' book, Wyrd Sisters, starts off with a virtually clean slate. Later in the series, in Lords and Ladies, Granny mentions to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully of Unseen University that she has been there a few times before and in Maskerade she surprises Nanny Ogg by revealing that she has stayed at Rosie Palm's. Another near-mention occurs when Granny asserts that she learned to fly "late in life" – an event that occurs in Equal Rites. This article is about the novel. ... Lords and Ladies is the fourteenth Discworld book by Terry Pratchett. ... Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in the fictional Discworld city of Ankh-Morpork, staffed by a faculty composed of mostly indolent and inept old wizards. ... Maskerade is the eighteenth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... Gytha Ogg (usually called Nanny Ogg) is a character from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels, there are almost 300 Guilds in the city of Ankh-Morpork. ...


Translations

Language Title Round-trip translation Notes
Bulgarian Еманципирана магия Emancipated Magic
Croatian Jednakost rituala Equality of rituals
Czech Čaroprávnost
Danish Heksekunst og højere magi Witchcraft and Higher Magic 1st translation
Danish Den ottende datter The 8th Daughter 2nd translation
Dutch Meidezeggenschap A combination of Girls ('Meiden') and Co-determination ('Medezeggenschap')
Estonian Võluv võrdsus Charming/Magic Equality
Finnish Johan riitti! That's Enough! (wWordplay on enough/rite.)
French La Huitième Fille[1] The 8th Daughter
German Das Erbe des Zauberers The Wizard's Inheritance
Greek Νευρικες μαγισσες [2] Nervous Witches
Hungarian Egyenjogú rítusok
Italian L’Arte della Magia The Art of Magic Part of an omnibus[3].
Norwegian Trollmannens stav The Wizard's Staff
Polish Równoumagicznienie Equality of Rites
Portuguese Ritos Iguais Equal Rites Portugal
Portuguese Direitos Iguais, Rituais Iguais Equal Rights, Equal Rites Brazil
Romanian Magie de ambe sexe Magic of Both Sexes
Russian Творцы заклинаний Creators of Spells
Serbian Jednakost rituala
Spanish Ritos Iguales Equal Rites
Swedish Trollkarlens stav The Wizard's Staff
Turkish Eşit haklar / eşit ayinler
Meidezeggenscha, the Dutch version.
Das Erbe des Zauberers, the German version.
Ritos Iguales, the Spanish version.
Foreign language covers.

Co-determination (also: codetermination) is a practice whereby the employees have a role in management of a company. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

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References

  1. ^ The French translation continues the theme of the number 8 with the title La Huitième Fille (lit: The Eighth Daughter). The Colour of Magic is translated as La Huitième Couleur (lit: The Eighth Colour) and The Light Fantastic as Le Huitième Sortilège (lit: The Eighth Magic Spell).
  2. ^ Transliteration: Nevrikes magisses.
  3. ^ The Italian translation was published as part of I Colori della Magia (lit: The Colours of the Magic), a trilogy comprising of Il Colore di Magia (lit: The Colour of Magic), La Luce Fantastica (lit The Fantastic Light) and L’Arte della Magia (lit: The Art of Magic).

Sources: Colin Smythe Ltd, Babelfish translation. The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first of the Discworld series which was published in 1983. ... The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ... Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system. ... The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first of the Discworld series which was published in 1983. ... The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ...

Reading order guide
Preceded by
The Light Fantastic		 3rd Discworld Novel Succeeded by
Mort
Preceded by
None		 1st Witches Story
Published in 1987		 Succeeded by
Wyrd Sisters
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Terry Pratchett's Discworld (Portal)
Novels:

The Colour of Magic – The Light Fantastic – Equal Rites – Mort – Sourcery – Wyrd Sisters – Pyramids – Guards! Guards! – Eric – Moving Pictures – Reaper Man – Witches Abroad – Small Gods – Lords and Ladies – Men at Arms – Soul Music – Interesting Times – Maskerade – Feet of Clay – Hogfather – Jingo – The Last Continent – Carpe Jugulum – The Fifth Elephant – The Truth – Thief of Time – The Last Hero – The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents – Night Watch – The Wee Free Men – Monstrous Regiment – A Hat Full of Sky – Going Postal – Thud! – Wintersmith – Making Money – I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series contains over 30 novels, but they are not all dedicated to a single story arc. ... The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ... This article is about the novels. ... Also a term referring to laying brick. ... Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series contains over 30 novels, but they are not all dedicated to a single story arc. ... This article is about the novel. ... Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... This article is about the novels. ... The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first of the Discworld series which was published in 1983. ... The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ... Also a term referring to laying brick. ... Sourcery is the fifth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1988. ... This article is about the novel. ... Pyramids is the seventh Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1989. ... Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1989. ... Eric (commonly abbreviated F^HE – see backspace) is the ninth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... Moving Pictures is the name of the tenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1990. ... Reaper Man is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... Witches Abroad is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991. ... This article is about the novel Small Gods; for the concept of Small Gods within the Discworld, see small gods Small Gods is the thirteenth of Terry Pratchetts popular Discworld novels, published in 1992. ... Lords and Ladies is the fourteenth Discworld book by Terry Pratchett. ... For the novel by Evelyn Waugh, see Sword of Honour. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Interesting Times is the seventeenth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... Maskerade is the eighteenth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... Feet of Clay is the nineteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a parody of detective novels. ... Hogfather is the 20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... Jingo is a novel by Terry Pratchett, one of his phenomenally popular Discworld series. ... The Last Continent is the twenty-second Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1998, that parodies Australian people and culture, as well as the famous Crocodile Dundee and Mad Max movies and the popular Australian song Waltzing Matilda. ... Carpe Jugulum is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the twenty third in the Discworld series. ... The Fifth Elephant is the 24th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... This article or section should include material from [[{{{1}}}]]. Mr. ... Thief of Time is the 26th Discworld novel written by Terry Pratchett. ... This article is about the fantasy novel. ... The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents is the 28th novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published in 2001. ... Night Watch is the 29th novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published in 2002. ... For The Wee Free, see the Free Church of Scotland. ... Monstrous Regiment is the 31st novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... A Hat Full of Sky is a novel written by Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, written with younger readers in mind. ... Memorial of the 1986 post office incident in Edmond, Oklahoma. ... Thud! is Terry Pratchetts 34th Discworld novel, released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on September 13, and it may have been released already in other countries, such as Norway [1] and Denmark. ... Wintersmith is the title of the third Tiffany Aching novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published on the 21 September 2006. ... For the actual making of money, see Mint for the making of coins and Banknote concerning the production of paper money. ... I Shall Wear Midnight is the working title of the possible fourth Tiffany Aching novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

Short stories:

"Troll Bridge" – "Theatre of Cruelty – "The Sea and Little Fishes" – "Death and What Comes Next" – "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" Troll Bridge is a Discworld short story, written by Terry Pratchett for a collection entitled After The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien. ... Theatre of Cruelty is a short Discworld story by Terry Pratchett written in 1993. ... The Sea and Little Fishes is a short story by Terry Pratchett set in his Discworld universe, and featuring Lancre witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. ... Death and What Comes Next is a Discworld short story by Terry Pratchett. ... A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices is a Discworld short story by Terry Pratchett. ...

Other books:

The Discworld Companion – The Science of Discworld – The Science of Discworld II: The Globe – The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch – The Pratchett Portfolio – The Art of Discworld – The Unseen University Challenge – The Wyrdest Link – The Streets of Ankh-Morpork – The Discworld Mapp – A Tourist Guide to Lancre – Death's Domain – Nanny Ogg's Cookbook – The Discworld Almanak – Where's My Cow? – The Unseen University Cut Out Book – The Discworld Diaries – Once More* With Footnotes – Wit and Wisdom of Discworld The Discworld Companion is an encyclopedia to all things Discworldian, created by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. ... The Science of Discworld is a 1999 book written by novelist Terry Pratchett and popular science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. ... The Science of Discworld II: The Globe (ISBN 0091888050) is a 2002 book written by novelist Terry Pratchett and popular science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. ... The Pratchett Portfolio is a small collection of the artistic works of Paul Kidby, illustrating the characters of Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ... The Art of Discworld is a descriptive book of the world of the Discworld as portrayed in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... The first Discworld quizbook, the UU Challenge was written by David Langford (With Terry Pratchetts permission, of course) and was published at least on or before 1996, though Im not sure of the exact date. ... The first Discworld quizbook, the UU Challenge was written by David Langford (With Terry Pratchetts permission, of course) and was published at least on or before 1996, though Im not sure of the exact date. ... The first of the Discworld Mapp series, despite the authors original long-held opinion that a fantasy world could not and should not be mapped. ... The Discworld Mapp is an atlas that contains a large, fold out map of the Discworld (sold by CMOT Dibbler) drawn by Stephen Player to the directions of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. ... A Tourist Guide To Lancre is the third book in the Discworld Mapp series, and the first to be illustrated by Paul Kidby. ... Cover of the book. ... Nanny Oggs Cookbook is a book of recipes and wisdom of the Discworld character Nanny Ogg by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs and Tina Hannan. ... The Discworld Almanak is a spin-off book from Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels, in a similar format to the Diaries and Nanny Oggs Cookbook. ... Wheres My Cow? is a picture book written by Terry Pratchett and illustrated by Melvyn Grant. ... The Unseen University Cut out Book is a cutout book that allows a reader to construct a replica of Unseen University from Terry Pratchetts Discworld Series. ... Cover of the 2000 Discworld diary The Discworld Diaries are a series of themed diaries based on the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ... Once More* With Footnotes is a book by Terry Pratchett, published by NESFA Press in 2004 when he was the Guest of Honor for Noreascon Four, the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention. ...

Games:

The Colour of Magic – Cripple Mr Onion - Discworld – Discworld 2 – Discworld MUD – Discworld Noir – GURPS Discworld – Stealth Chess – Thud The Colour of Magic was the first Discworld computer game and so far the only one directly adapted from a Discworld novel. ... Cripple Mr Onion was originally a fictional card game played by characters in Terry Pratchetts novels Wyrd Sisters and Witches Abroad. ... Discworld (a. ... Discworld II: Missing Presumed. ... Discworld MUD is a free Multi-User Dungeon set in the Discworld as depicted in the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett. ... Discworld Noir is a computer game based on Terry Pratchetts Discworld comic fantasy novels, and unlike the previous Discworld games is both an example and parody of the noir genre. ... GURPS Discworld is a role-playing game sourcebook set in Terry Pratchetts Discworld fantasy universe, and utilising the GURPS rules. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... Thud is a board game devised by Trevor Truran and first published in 2002, inspired by the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ...


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Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett.
The closest thing to mentions of the book that occur later in the series are in Lords and Ladies, when Granny mentions to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully of Unseen University that she has been there a few times before and in Maskerade where she surprises Nanny Ogg by revealing that she has stayed at Rosie Palm's.
The French translation continues the theme of the number 8 with the title La Huitième Fille (lit: The Eighth Daughter).
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The Equal Rites blurb insists that he "is to fantasy what Douglas Adams is to science fiction".
Equal Rites is the third Discworld book, and spies inform me that at least two more are in preparation.
Without being as continuously and unremittingly funny as the first two Discworld episodes, Equal Rites is a pleasant read which steers a wobbly but just successful course between anarchic breakdown (whereby the reader is reduced to waiting glumly for the next joke) and taking its plot too seriously.
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