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Wyrd Sisters - Playtext

by Stephen Briggs , Terry Pratchett

Humorous FantasyHigh Fantasy
Published 2011 Pages 178 ~3h Audience Adult Heat 🔥 Pacing Fast-paced Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 2 — Mild
Some danger and tension, but generally safe in tone

Synopsis

Terry Pratchett takes Shakespeare's Macbeth and then turns it up 'till the knob comes off. It's all there - a wicked duke and duchess, the ghost of the murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, a land in peril. And who stands between the Kingdom and destruction? Three witches. Granny Weatherwax (intolerant, self-opinionated, powerful), Nanny …

Tropes

Dark LordMentor FigurePolitical IntrigueProphecyRebellionSuccession Crisis

Awards

★ Locus Nominee

Tone

HumorousWhimsicalAdventurous

Content Warnings

graphic-violencewar

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