Equal Rites
 Catalan translation cover by Marina Vidal | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi) Celia Imrie (Isis) Indira Varma (Penguin) |
| Cover artist | Josh Kirby (original) Marina Vidal (Mai Més Catalan edition) |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 3 |
| Sub-series | Witches |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1987-01-15 |
| Preceded by | The Light Fantastic |
| Followed by | Mort |
Equal Rites is the third Discworld novel and introduces the characters of Granny Weatherwax and Eskarina Smith. It is the first standalone novel of the series.
Blurb
The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately for his colleagues in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check on the new-born baby's sex.
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-06 | Radio Morpork | “A Dungeon Dimension of One's Own” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2019-01-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Equal Rites” | aalgar.com |
| 2019-03-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Equal Rites” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2019-11-08 | Pratchat | “Eskist Attitudes” | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2019-12-01 | Desert Island Discworld | “Amal El-Mohtar and Equal Rites” | desertislanddiscworld.com |
| 2020-01-06 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “My Knee Doesn't Have Lungs” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-01-13 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Haitches Hon Heverything” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-01-20 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Crumbs All Up in There” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-02-25 | The Compleat Discography | “Equal Rites” | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2020-07-10 | Who Watches the Watch | “Staffing Issues” (1/2) | who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co |
| 2020-07-15 | Who Watches the Watch | “Granny WILFerwax” (2/2) | who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co |
| 2020-10-21 | The Disc-Course | “Glocky Weatherwax” (1/4) | shows.acast.com |
| 2020-11-04 | The Disc-Course | “Assigned Staff at Birth” (2/4) | shows.acast.com |
| 2020-11-18 | The Disc-Course | “Quantum Magics” (3/4) | shows.acast.com |
| 2020-12-02 | The Disc-Course | “The Gender Fluid” (4/4) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-02-21 | Disc Coverers | “Equal Rites” | anchor.fm |
| 2021-02-24 | Stuck on Arrakis | “Discworld Book Three” | buzzsprout.com |
| 2021-04-04 | Unseen Academicals | “Equal Rites” | anchor.fm |
| 2021-12-22 | Nanny Ogg's Book Club | “Equal Rites” | fireside.fm |
| 2022-11-24 | I’ve Never Read Discworld | “Book 3. EQUAL RITES” | fireside.fm |
| 2023-07-12 | Kapitel Eins | “Episode 118: Das Erbe des Zauberers”[1] | libsyn.com |
| 2023-09-10 | Trash or Treasure? | “Terry Pratchett’s ‘Equal Rites’” | buzzsprout.com |
| 2023-10-16 | The Book Life[2] | “Book Review: Equal Rites” | podbean.com |
| 2023-11-27 | Nerds of Legend | “Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett”[3] | spotify.com |
| 2024-01-24 | Dining Table Discworld | “Equal Rites” | podbean.com |
| 2024-03-25 | Even Foot Notes | “Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett” | acast.com |
| 2024-05-08 | Spilled Inklings | “Equal Rites” | spotify.com |
| 2024-08-01 | Discworld Order | “E02 - Equal Rites” | spotify.com |
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-08 | The Pratchett Podcast | “The Pratchett Podcast episode 9” | thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[4] |
| 2021-04-14 | Fiction Fans | “Mexican Gothic & Equal Rites” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
| 2023-07-04 | The Turtle Reads | “Equal Rites for Witches and Whores” | captivate.fm |
External links
- Equal Rites at the L-Space Wiki
- Equal Rites on Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ In German, about the German translation Das Erbe des Zauberers, “The Wizard's Legacy”.
- ↑ Also reviewed Guards! Guards! in November 2020.
- ↑ This episode’s description begins “Once again the Nerds find themselves on Discworld”, but we’ve been unable to find any previous episodes covering the first two books or even referring to Discworld or Terry Pratchett. Let us know if you find any!
- ↑ Post with info only; audio no longer available.