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Lords And Ladies: (Discworld Novel 14): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels) [Paperback]

Terry Pratchett
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4 Nov 1993 Discworld Novels (Book 14)

THE FAIRIES ARE BACK - BUT THIS TIME THEY DON'T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH...

Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves.

It's Midsummer Night.

No times for dreaming...

With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.


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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi; New Ed edition (4 Nov 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552138916
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552138918
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.4 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 109,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"'Like Jonathan Swift, Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own, and like Swift he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable'" (The Times)

"'Pratchett is at the peak of his power; it's hard to think of any humorist writing in Britain today who can match him'" (Time Out)

"'The great Terry Pratchett, whose wit is metaphysical, who creates an energetic and lively secondary world, who has a multifarious genius for strong parody ... who deals with death with startling originality. Who writes amazing sentences'" (A.S. Byatt New York Times)

"'His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'" (Mail on Sunday)

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The fourteenth Discworld novel.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb 23 Oct 2009
By A. Whitehead TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Returning to their home kingdom of Lancre after various misadventures elsewhere, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are disconcerted to discover a new, younger and more hip coven of young witches has arisen in their absence. Whilst they deal with the situation with their traditional patience and thorough levels of understanding, Magrat finds that arrangements for her marriage to King Verence are steaming ahead and the invitations have been sent out already. One recipient is Mustrum Ridcully, Archchancellor of Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork who decides to attend on a whim (and the prospect of excellent fishing), dragging the terminally confused Bursar, the simian Librarian and the very keen young Ponder Stibbons (whose favourite word is 'quantum') along for the ride.

The wedding suffers a series of complications of the kind that are to be expected and some that are not, most notably a full-scale invasion by beings from another dimension. Naturally it is up to the witches of Lancre (plus an annoyed orang-utan, a legion of ninja morris dancers and a terminally frisky dwarf in a wig) to rise to the occasion...

Lords and Ladies is the fourteenth Discworld novel and the third featuring the Lancre witches' coven (and the fourth to feature Granny Weatherwax). Despite the novel working perfectly well as a stand-alone, Pratchett was sufficiently concerned about the book's continuity ties that he provides a thorough synopsis of Wyrd Sisters and a somewhat briefer one of Witches Abroad before cracking on with the tale, which is a nice touch but unnecessary.

One interesting device Pratchett starts employing in these middle-era Discworld books is taking a concept or idea mentioned very briefly earlier in the series and fleshing it out into a full-sized novel. For example, a running-gag in Reaper Man about a con artist and his trained mice eventually turned into The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents whilst the Hogfather was mentioned a few times before finally getting his own book. Similarly, Lords and Ladies builds on a very brief mention in The Light Fantastic where Twoflower starts dreamily talking about beautiful elves and Rincewind reacts the same way you would to someone saying, "Well, Hitler wasn't a completely bad person..." And of course, fans had been asking for a while where the Disc's elves were, since the dwarfs and trolls had been very much in evidence. With this book Pratchett delivered the answer.

It turns out that the Discworld's elves are a bunch of merciless and easily-amused homicidal maniacs with a perchance for toying with their prey before killing them. This leads to some of Pratchett's most effective horror and tension-filled sequences, not something he is renowned for but given how good he is at them it may be a style of writing he should have tried employing more often. Magrat's running battle with a bunch of elves in Lancre Castle stands out as one of the series' best action sequences, though still laced with some brilliant moments of humour (such as the introduction of the Schroedinger's Greebo paradox).

Granny Weatherwax, one of Pratchett's most complex and interesting characters, gets some very fine character development in this novel as we see some more of her past and also get a glimpse of the other lives she could have lived if things had turned out differently. Ridcully, hitherto one of Pratchett's more straightforward creations, also gets some much-needed depth to his character as well. The Bursar provides some amusing comic relief, but is thankfully not over-used. Some later books, most notably Interesting Times, are actually bogged down by his mindless babbling, but here it is more restrained. The return of Casanunda the permanently horny dwarf is also welcome and gives rise to several sequences which are among the funniest in the whole series (his lowwayman hold-up of Ridcully's coach is a classic scene).

After Small Gods, the best book in the series, Pratchett could have been forgiven for resting on his laurels and maybe bashing out a quickie Rincewind travelogue comedy or something. Instead, he cracked on and produced a book that is a strong candidate for the most relentlessly funny and entertaining book in the series, with a twisted dark side (possibly influenced by his then-recent collaboration with Neil Gaiman, Good Omens) and some great character development thrown in for good measure.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best 7 Feb 2002
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All the Discworld books are brilliant but this one really does surpass all. This is due to the plot, which really is incredibly well constructed and interesting, and also this really does give a great feeling of the battle of good and evil.
It also contains some fantastic scenes like the one in the elven realm and the search for Magrat in the castle.
If you only read a few Discworld books, read this one as it really will make you gasp, laugh out loud and all the rest. Comic fiction is never better then this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great 24 Jan 2013
By Grable
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I love Terry Pratchett's writing - and here's another great tale from the master-teller. Not difficult to read for any age - but with plenty to think about should you care to look for it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Overall very happy
Arrived in good time, good quality, brought as a present, as person likes second hand books, and very happy with it. Would definately order from here again.
Published 2 days ago by j bounds
4.0 out of 5 stars Lords, Ladies and ...?
This is the fourteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and features the return of the three witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Keen Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Terry Pratchett at his best. I read this a long time ago but had lent my copy to a friend or relative so buying this again completed my Pratchett library,
Published 28 days ago by Mrs. F. Street
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
One of the best Pratchett books in my opinion! A must for all fans!! A really enjoyable read for all ages!!
Published 29 days ago by MOS
4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read
Very enjoyable. What an imagination Terry Pratchett has. As good as the previous 13 Discworld Novels, looking forward to the next one
Published 1 month ago by K D Cliff
4.0 out of 5 stars More witchcraft and mayhem!
I love the varying characters of the three witches. All so very different and yet complimenting each other perfectly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Adrian C. Ferguson
5.0 out of 5 stars Weatherwax and Ogg magic!
I loved witches abroad and the other two in the witches trilogy, so this was a pleasing find. A uniquely charming story kept me hooked till the very last word. Read more
Published 1 month ago by lady lu
5.0 out of 5 stars Pratchett at his best
loved it Pratchett at his best - want more of the witches please haven't heard of them in a while
Published 1 month ago by solstace
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Classic Pratchett, loved every word of the story as I have every other Pratchett novel and I've read them all.
Published 1 month ago by K. D. Overment
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Another phenomenally good read by Sir Terry - I don't think you can get much better in respect of fantasy writers or the whole world of the Disc.
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