'They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing but it is not one half so bad as a lot
of ignorance.'Everybody knows there's no such thing as a female wizard. So when the wizard Drum
Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son a girl
called Eskarina (Esk for short) the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with
her.Thankfully Granny Weatherwax the Discworld's most famous witch has plenty of experience
ignoring the status quo. With Granny's help Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen
University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.But power is unpredictable and these bright
young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. Let the battle of the
sexes begin . . .'If you've never read a Discworld novel what's the matter with you?'
Guardian'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The
TimesEqual Rites is the first book in the Witches series but you can read the Discworld novels
in any order.
