I Read Books: Witches Abroad

Witches Abroad

Pratchett brings back the three witches from Wyrd Sisters; the story starts when another of the local witches dies. She was a fairy godmother, and Magrat, the youngest witch, inherits her wand. The other two witches decide to join her on a trip to Genua where the goddaughter, a poor orphan named Ella, works in the kitchen for her two sisters.

If this sounds familiar, it turns out the other fairy grandmother is a witch who uses mirrors as magic, and also uses stories to gain power. The three try to work their way through various discarded unfinished stories, then place themselves at the crux of the tale to subvert it.

This is generally funny, though there are points being made, and not just “hey, aren’t these sort of stories weird if you think them through, and maybe even creepy?”

Read This: Fun fantasy adventure about the power of stories and the limitations of power
Don’t Read This: Fairytales are too important to make fun of