Kris’ Book Reviews

Lancre kings baby has been born and it should be named on an official ceremony. As this is a baby of royal blood, many aristocrats from neighboring states are invited, but unfortunately also count Magpyr with his family, which happens to be vampires (or vampyres). Besides that, king sent invitation for a new priest. The Witches aren’t happy with neither of those facts (at least Nanny Ogg), because Priests of Om used to burn witches (as a result of terrible translation of its sacred book), and vampires are to blood thirsty.

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The main plot involves conflict between vampires (which try to take over Lancre) and the Witches, which are for some time crippled because of missing Granny Weatherwax. Novel includes also a visit to Uberwald, and fight in old vampire castle.

I am not a big fan of “The Witches” sub-series in Discworld novels, but this one suits me quite well, there are very funny motifs from vampire movies (e.g. how easy it is to build a sacred symbol while wandering in a vampire castle). The priest of Om resembles Christian priests, and gives the reader quite a laugh (e.g. part about schisms). As far as I remember there were no sad parts in Pratchetts novels, but this one is different, in the beginning Granny Weatherwax must take a painful choic, and also in the middle of the book we have a town in Uberwald which acts as a feeding ground for vampires, but besides those two fragments, all of the book is funny.

In the sum, the book is a funny and interesting parody of vampire movies and (to a lesser degree) Christianity. This is probably the best (at least for me) “The Witches” Discworld book so far.

Rating: 7 out of 10

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