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Fantasy · Science fiction · Adventure

Equal Rites

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A dying wizard passes his power to a newborn, and it is discovered too late that the baby is a girl, which is not supposed to be possible. Eskarina grows up under the eye of a no-nonsense witch. The third Discworld novel.

First published
1987
Pace
Medium
Length
Short
Pages
288
Format
Book 3 of 41 in Discworld

Read this if you want a funny, kind-hearted fantasy about a girl who refuses to accept what she is told she can be.

Skip this if you want a large, serious epic, since it is short, comic and doubles as a parody of fantasy conventions.

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