Witches Abroad: A Discworld Novel

Terry Pratchett

Oct 2009 · Discworld Book 12 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Be careful what you wish for...

Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills—which unforunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when DEATH came for Desiderata. So now it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn't marry the Prince.

But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all). The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who'll stop at nothing to achieve a proper "happy ending"—even if it means destroying a kingdom.

Ratings and reviews

This was the very first Terry Pratchett novel I read back when I was in High school so I may be a bit bias towards it! Lol! This story hooked me because of the characters and his satirical style of writing that I guess was a new and cool thing for me back then. Ever since then I've been a HUGE fan of all of pratchetts' work! This story is fun and in my opinion one of the stronger discworld novels that I personally will never forget!! Great read!! :)

The Disc World novel that hooked me was Guards! Guards! The one that reeled me in was Witches Abroad.

Fairy tale like adventure filled with my two favorite witches.

About the author

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.