Tag Archives: Terry Pratchett

Wild places, or, reading and not blogging

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ela

I’ve fallen into a blogging hole again, and it’s not because I haven’t been reading. Oh no. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been reading too much, and it’s seemed like much more fun to go pick up another book than to … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Witches Abroad – Terry Pratchett

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Ela

This is one of the earlier Discworld novels, and features Pratchett’s trio of witches – Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick – who previously appeared in Equal Rites and Wyrd Sisters. In the small kingdom of Lancre, in the … Continue reading →

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Carpe Jugulum – Terry Pratchett

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ela

This, the twenty-third Discworld novel, has Pratchett having fun with the vampire novel, though particularly with Stoker’s Dracula rather than any modern updates. There are three main plot strands: the preparations for the christening of the baby daughter of King … Continue reading →

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