The Sea and Little Fishes

The Sea and Little Fishes
by Terry Pratchett
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Discworld
Sub-series	Witches
Genre(s)	Fantasy
Published in	Legends Once More* *with Footnotes A Blink of the Screen
Publication type	Anthology
Media type	Print
Publication date	1998-08-25
Preceded by	Lords and Ladies
Followed by	Carpe Jugulum

“The Sea and Little Fishes” is a Discworld novella (or very long short story) which takes place between the events of Lords and Ladies and Carpe Jugulum. It introduces the character of Mrs. Letice Earwig, and the concept of the “Witch Trials”, as seen on the Discworld. A deleted section from the story, reproduced in A Blink of the Screen, inspired a similar sequence in Carpe Jugulum.

Synopsis

“Modern" witch Mrs Letice Earwig has formed a self-appointed committee to take charge of this year’s Witch Trials, and one of their first acts is to visit Granny Weatherwax and ask her not to enter. After all, she always wins. But the trouble really starts when Granny agrees...

Podcast episodes

Major appearances

These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this story.

Date	Show	Episode	External link
2021-01-08	Pratchat	"All the Fun of the...Fish?"	pratchatpodcast.com
2022-11-07	The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret	"Like a Cannonball-in-the-Wind"	thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2022-12-04	Desert Island Discworld	"Kat Brown and The Sea and Little Fishes"	desertislanddiscworld.com
2024-10-22	I’ve Never Read Discworld	“Book 22b. The Sea and Little Fishes” spotify.com

Other appearances

These episodes feature significant discussion of the story, but it’s not their main focus.

Date	Show	Episode	External link
2023-04-12	Word Less	“#22: The Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett”	spotify.com
2023-10-16	Nanny Ogg's Book Club	“A Hat Full of Sky (and The Sea and Little Fishes)”	fireside.fm

External links

• “The Sea and Little Fishes” at the L-Space Wiki
• “The Sea and Little Fishes” on Wikipedia

Adaptations

None yet.