The line, ' young Magrat, she of the tendency to be soppy about raindrops and roses and whiskers on kittens' is an obvious reference to the song 'My Favourite Things' from The Sound of Music which Maria, played by Julie Andrews, sings for the Von Trapp children when they are frightened by the thunderstorm. The sub-plot includes the Unseen University wizards, mainly Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully, Ponder Stibbons, the Bursar and the Librarian.Īccording to Pratchett himself, this is one of the few Discworld novels that cannot stand on its own one needs to have read the previous two books in the Witches sub-series, Wyrd Sisters and Witches Abroad, to have a proper understanding of the characters and their relation to each other. The plot includes several elements of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, and quotes lines from various folk songs about elves. The plot turns on Magrat's wedding to King Verence II, and her misgivings about it. Elves manage to break through, and must be defeated.

The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick return home to the little mountain kingdom of Lancre, where they discover that amateur practitioners of witchcraft have weakened the fabric of fantasy. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Lords and Ladies is the fourth book in the Witches series.The book is a follow up to Witches Abroad.

Even in a world of dwarves, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers – and the odd orang-utan – this is going to cause trouble… And they’re spectacularly nasty creatures. Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven of witches are up against real elves. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order. Unfortunately there’s usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place – to keep things out. Because sometimes, when there’s more than one reality at play, too much dreaming can make the walls between them come tumbling down. It’s Midsummer Night – no time for dreaming. Some parts of the storyline spoof elements of Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lords and Ladies is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the fourteenth Discworld book. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch. The jacket has been price clipped, now in removable protective sleeve. There is a previous owner inscription to front end page. Medium format hardback in fine condition.

Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett