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Witches Abroad - Definition and Overview

Terry Pratchett
The Discworld series

12th novel – 3rd witches story
Outline
Characters: Granny Weatherwax
Nanny Ogg
Magrat Garlick
Locations: Genua
Motifs: Fairy tales, voodoo and tourism
Publication details
Year of release: 1991
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Paperback ISBN: ISBN 0552134651
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Witches Abroad is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991. It is in the witches series.

It features the three witches introduced in Wyrd Sisters (Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick) visit Genua, on the other side of the continent, where they confront Granny's sister, Lily Weatherwax, who is manipulating people using the power of stories. The plot contains references to many fairy tales, including Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and The Frog Prince. During the story, Nanny Ogg has a house fall on her, a reference to the Wizard of Oz.

Witches Abroad translations

  • Вещици в чужбина (Bulgarian)
  • Carodejky na Cestách (Czech)
  • Heksen in de Lucht (Dutch)
  • Nõiad võõrsil (Estonian)
  • Noitia Maisemissa (Finnish)
  • Mécomptes de Fées (French)
  • Total Verhext (German)
  • Hekser på tur (Norwegian)
  • Wyprawa czarownic (Polish)
  • Ведьмы за границей (Russian)
  • Veštice na putu (Serbian)
  • Brujas de Viaje (Spanish)
  • Häxor i faggorna (Swedish)


Terry Pratchett's Discworld

The Colour of Magic - The Light Fantastic - Equal Rites - Mort - Sourcery - Wyrd Sisters - Pyramids - Guards! Guards! - Eric - Moving Pictures - Reaper Man - Witches Abroad - Small Gods - Lords and Ladies - Men at Arms - Soul Music - Interesting Times - Maskerade - Feet of Clay - Hogfather - Jingo - The Last Continent - Carpe Jugulum - The Fifth Elephant - The Truth - Thief of Time - The Last Hero - Night Watch - Monstrous Regiment - Going Postal

Young Adult Novels:

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents - Wee Free Men - A Hat Full of Sky

The Discworld
Characters:

Albert - Angua - Carrot Ironfoundersson - Cohen the Barbarian - Fred Colon - Death - Detritus - C.M.O.T. Dibbler - Gaspode - Greebo - Igor - Bloody Stupid Johnson - Leonard of Quirm - The Librarian - Lu-Tze - The Luggage - Mort - Susan Sto Helit - Havelock Vetinari - Discworld gods - Other characters

Locations:

Ankh-Morpork - Agatean Empire - Death's Domain - Dungeon Dimensions - Lancre - Muntab - Quirm - Unseen University

Other:

Anorankh - Band with Rocks In - Calendar - City Watch - Clacks - Magic - Minor Discworld concepts

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