Author(s): Terry Pratchett

Sci-fi & Fantasy | Tyler

"They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. 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 that the baby in question was a son. Everybody knows that there's no such thing as a female wizard. But now it's gone and happened, there's nothing much anyone can do about it. Let the battle of the sexes begin..."

Staff Notes: Welcome to the Discworld; a flat, round planet on the backs of four elephants riding a giant turtle through space.
In this world of magic, there is no such thing as a female Wizard. Well, at least there wasn't until the dying wizard Drum Billet accidentally leaces his powers to a new born baby girl, Eskarina Smith. Equal Rites is an absurdist fantasy that explores gender roles, identity and being who you want to be. - Recommended by Tyler