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LORDS AND LADIES : A Novel of Discworld #14 (original 1992; edition 1994)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

Series: Discworld: Witches (4), Discworld (14)

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Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature. It's a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren't the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won't be only champagne that's flowing through the streets ...… (more)
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Title:LORDS AND LADIES : A Novel of Discworld #14
Authors:Terry Pratchett (Author)
Info:Corgi (1994), Edition: New Ed, 386 pages
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Reread 2024: Alls well that ends well. I am loving my reread of the Witches sub-series. I agree with my original review - this was pure brilliance!

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What a fun read! Lords and Ladies is absolutely brilliant. It's a dark comedy that turns some fantasy genre staples on it's head while paying homage to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. There is also a healthy dose of physics and the nature of reality thrown in. Pratchett makes it all work together as only he can. This is one I plan to reread in the future. ( )
  Narilka | Dec 27, 2024 |
In which King Verence of Lancre is set to marry Magrat, Ridcully meets Granny Weatherwax for the first time since they were both young, and Casanunda is trying to seduce Nanny Ogg; but there’s a very serious invasion of evil elves that has to be stopped somehow.

The mixture of comedy and horror is bizarre, but fairly successful. It is funny in places.

First appearance of Agnes Nitt. ( )
  jpalfrey | Dec 17, 2024 |
Отново се пренасяме в Ланкър, който, бидейки едно съвсем малко кралство, е идеален за демонстрация на принципите на държавността в умален, разбираем и несъмнено забавен мащаб.

Основната тема в книгата е обаянието и разминаването му с реалността. Ако мога да бъда извънредно политичен и да доведа метафората на Пратчет до абсурд, който той със сигурност не е мислил, докато е писал книгата (какво е искал да каже авторът? мразехте ли го тоя въпрос в училище...) бих стигнал до там да направя пряк паралел на описаните от него елфи, обаятелни, бляскави, които инстинктивно харесваш и затова не виждаш колко всъщност са жестоки, зли и алчни, с политическия термин "фабрика за илюзии" който може да се използва по-широко за описание на цялото политическо ляво, с неговите красиви обещания, загриженост за бедните и онеправданите и като цяло морална извисеност, които пречат на много хора да видят истинската му същност на грабителска, античовешка и неизменно тиранична идеология.

Ебаси дългите изречения измислям.

Освен това няма как да не забележа контраста на кралицата на елфите и мъжа й, които може да се каже, поне за промит с политика мозък като моя, че стоят от двете страни на екстремната идейно-политическа барикада и докато тя е крайното ляво, с нейния омагьосващ но фалшив блясък и летящо влечение към всичко ново, той е крайното дясно с консервативните му, миришещи на некъпан лъв доколенкова мъжественост и земен, космат индивидуализъм. ( )
  Longanlon | Nov 19, 2024 |
There's going to be a wedding. It's circle time and crop circles are turning up everywhere and it's been so long since the last time that people have forgotten. But the elves are coming and they aren't very nice!
The way the witches of Lancre step up to the elvish threat is quite appropriate and endearing each to their own personality. To have the wizards there at the same time makes it even better. And everyone loves a wedding. ( )
  elorin | Jul 13, 2024 |
Not his best, but still entertaining and enjoyable. ( )
  jimclay75051 | Jan 10, 2024 |
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In front of her [Nanny Ogg] the cat Greebo, glad to be home again, lay on his back with all four paws in the air, doing his celebrated something-found-in-the-gutter impersonation.
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'I learned my craft from Nanny Gripes,' said Granny Weatherwax, 'who learned it from Goody Heggety, who got it from Nanna Plumb, who was taught it by Black Aliss, who --'

'So what you're saying is,' said Diamanda, loading the words into the sentence like cartridges in a chamber, 'that no one has actually learned anything new?'
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Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvelous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
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No one ever said elves are nice.
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Much human ingenuity has gone into finding the ultimate Before. The current state of knowledge can be summarized thus: In the beginning, there was nothing, which exploded. Other theories about the ultimate start involve gods creating the universe out of the ribs, entrails, and testicles of their father. ** There are quite a lot of these. They are interesting, not for what they tell you about cosmology, but for what they say about people.
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People think that they live life as a moving dot traveling from the Past into the Future, with memory streaming out behind them like some kind of mental cometary tail. But memory spreads out in front as well as behind. It's just that most humans aren't good at dealing with it, and so it arrives as premonitions, forebodings, intuitions, and hunches. Witches are good at dealing with it, and to suddenly find a blank where these tendrils of the future should be has much the same effect on a witch as emerging from a cloud bank and seeing a team of sherpas looking down on him does on an airline pilot.
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Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature. It's a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren't the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won't be only champagne that's flowing through the streets ...

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THE FAIRIES ARE BACK – BUT THIS TIME THEY DON’T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH…

Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves.

It’s Midsummer Night.

No times for dreaming…

With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.
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