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Wyrd Sisters

Discworld, Book 6

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Wyrd Sisters

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

The audiobook of Wyrd Sisters is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.'

Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the royal crown, both missing.

Witches don't have these kinds of leadership problems themselves - in fact, they don't have leaders.

Granny Weatherwax is the most highly regarded of the leaders they don't have. But even she finds that meddling in royal politics is a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe. Particularly when the blood on your hands just won't wash off...

With an afterword by Joanne Harris.

'Pratchett's Discworld books have made millions of people happy' Guardian

'I love Terry Pratchett' Caitlin Moran

Wyrd Sisters is the second book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

© Dunmanifestin Ltd 1988 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Critic reviews

'Like Jonathan Swift, Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own, and like Swift, he is a satirist of enormous talent'
'One of the perennial joys of modern fiction'
'One of the pleasures of the book is the way in which literary classics float effortlessly through them in a way that would be pounced on as inter-textual in another author but is never allowed to become strident or alienating in Pratchett's work'
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I have so far not got on with any previous Discworld audiobooks, the voices and narrations have all been awful, so it was with some trepidation that I got Wyrd Sisters read by Indira Varma and Small God's read by Andy Serkis. Different narrators but both excellent! I will be getting the rest of the Witches series now and and quietly hopeful for the upcoming Watch books. Perfect!

Finally, Discworld audio that is listenable!

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The new Varma performances of Pratchett’s Witches series are first class and do his works great credit. It’s wonderful finally to have a female voice bringing ALL the characters of Lancre to life. Indira Varma is extremely talented. And Terry Pratchett is… sorely missed. No superlative does him justice.

Excellent performance of a literary genius.

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I've read all tge Discworld novels but not in order first time around. However, this can be a wonderful introduction to Pratchett's world. It combines humour, literary nods and and intricate web of Shakespearian deceit. The narration is outstanding. I hope that Penguin do more and tackle the Watch books too.

Excellent introduction to Discworld.

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Indira has made fabulous new recordings of the Witches books, but I knock one point off for her Granny Weatherwax. I don't know why she's chosen to perform her as the least charismatic of the 3 witches. It's the only respect in which Nigel Planer did it better.

Shame she decided to prounounce "Hwell" the playwright as "Hoo-El", thus removing the pun.

Great fun

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Amazing! In fact read all the witches in order…. They will become your friends me you will become one of them!

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