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| |title=Equal Rites
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| |cover=[[File:Equal Rites.jpg|thumb|240px|Cover art by Josh Kirby]]
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| |coauthors=
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| |illustrator=
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| |date=January 1987
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| |publisher=Victor Gollancz
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| |isbn=9780575039506
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| |pages=336
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| |rrp=
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| |series=Witches Series
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| |characters=[[Granny Weatherwax]], [[Eskarina Smith]]
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| |annotations=yes
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| |notes=Book #03
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| }}
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| ==Blurb==
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| The last thing the [[wizard's magic|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 [[Unseen University|colleagues]] in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check on the new-born baby's sex...
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| ==Cover==
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| On the back cover, illustrator [[Josh Kirby]] painted himself as a wizard.
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| ==Characters==
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| * [[Granny Weatherwax]]
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| * [[Eskarina Smith]]
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| * [[Simon]]
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| * [[Drum Billet]], dying wizard, bloody-minded apple tree and reincarnated ant
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| * Archchancellor [[Cutangle]]
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| ===Minor characters===
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| * The [[Librarian]]
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| * [[Gordo Smith]], Eskarina's father
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| * [[Hilta Goatfounder]], witch and friend of Granny's
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| * [[Amschat B'hal Zoon]], a [[Liar|diplomat]] among his people
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| ===Cameos===
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| * [[Death]]
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| * Jaims Smith, Eskarina's oldest brother
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| * [[Cern Smith]], Eskarina's brother
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| * [[Gulta Smith]], Eskarina's brother, briefly turned into a pig
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| * [[Hoki]] (mentioned), god
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| * [[Skiller]], landlord of the Fiddler's Riddle, and his wife Mrs Skiller
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| * [[Zoons]], a tribe of gypsy-like sailors
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| * Master [[Treatle]], a wizard of the [[Ancient and Truly Original Brothers of the Silver Star]] order, and [[Vice-Chancellor]] of Unseen University
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| * [[Adab Gander]], trail boss for caravan setting off to Ankh-Morpork
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| * Creatures from the [[Dungeon Dimensions]], including:
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| ** [[Bel-Shamharoth]]
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| ** [[C'hulagen]]
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| ** [[the Insider]]
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| * thieves from the [[Thieves%27_Guild|Guild of Thieves, Cutpurses, Housebreakers and Allied Trades]]
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| * [[Rosemary_Palm|Mrs Palm]] (mentioned)
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| * [[Great A'Tuin]] and the [[World Elephant|Giant elephants]] (mentioned)
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| * Mrs [[Whitlow]]
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| * [[Granpone]] the White, a wizard (mentioned)
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| * [[Ksandra]]
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| * Mr [[Herapath]], a glassblower, and his wife (mentioned)
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| * [[Nanny Annaple]] (mentioned several times)
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| * [[Jeophal]] the Spry, a wizard who teaches [[Beginners' Dematerialisation]]
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| * [[Lecturer in Applied Astrology]]
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| * [[Ice Giants]] (mentioned)
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| * Acktur Cutangle (mentioned), Cutangle's father
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| ==Locations==
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| * [[Ramtops|Ramtop Mountains]]
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| ** [[Bad Ass]]
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| ** [[Crack Peak]] (mentioned)
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| ** [[Ohulan Cutash]]
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| *** [[Fiddler's Riddle]], tavern
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| ** [[Brass Neck]], Cutangle's birthplace
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| *** [[Leaping Mountain]], where Cutangle's family lived
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| * [[Circle Sea]]
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| ** [[Ankh-Morpork]]
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| *** [[Unseen University]]
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| **** [[Great Hall]]
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| *** [[The Shades]]
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| * [[Rim Ocean]] (mentioned)
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| * [[River Ankh]]
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| ** [[Zemphis]], a walled town
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| *** [[Pine Street]], where the assayer's office is
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| * [[Sto Lat]] (mentioned)
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| * [[Pseudopolis]] (mentioned)
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| * [[Paps of Scilla]] (mentioned), mountains named after the presumably 8-breasted Scilla
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| * [[Cori Celesti]] (mentioned)
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| * [[Rimfall]] (mentioned)
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| ==Sentient Species==
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| *[[Dwarfs]]
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| *[[Gargoyles]]
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| *[[Gnolls]]
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| *[[Goblins]] (mentioned)
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| *[[Humans]]
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| *[[Trolls]]
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| ==Supernatural Entities==
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| *[[Death]]
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| *[[The gods|The Gods]] (mentioned)
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| *[[Dungeon Dimensions|Horrors from the Dungeon Dimensions]]
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| ==Things and Concepts==
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| * [[Applejack]], possibly another name for [[scumble]].
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| * [[Herbs|Old Man's Trousers]], herb that's good for the bowels.
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| * [[Herbs|Bloodwater Lily]], herb that's good for the bowels.
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| * [[Herbs|Greater Peahane]], herb whose flowering tops are good for the bowels.
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| * [[Headology]]
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| * [[Borrowing]]
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| * [[Swarm]], all bees are a part of this creature.
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| * [[Warlock_(profession)|Warlock]]s, male witches who are not wizards.
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| * [[Tiger Oil]], [[Hilta Goatfounder|Maiden's Prayer]], [[Hilta Goatfounder|Husband's Helper]], and [[Hilta Goatfounder|Stay Long Ointment]], medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction.
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| * Madame Goatfounder's [[Hilta Goatfounder|Pennyroyal Preventives]], a contraceptive.
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| * [[Hilta Goatfounder|ShoNuff Ointment]], a medicine for adults.
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| * [[Eighty Marvellous Herbs]], a list of useful herbs.
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| * [[Ultramarines]], a valuable gem.
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| * [[Spircles]], a chameleon gem that can mimic ultramarines.
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| * [[Hypactic fluid]], dissolves spricles, but not ultramarines.
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| * [[Zat]], unit of measure in Zemphis.
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| * [[Necrotelicomnicon]], phone book of the dead.
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| * [[Demonylogie Malyfycorum of Henchanse thee Unsatyfactory]], a book.
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| * [[P'ch'zarni'chiwkov]], a [[K'tumi]] word that, similar to the [[Cumhoolie]] word [[squemt]], defines a feeling of considerable unpleasantness.
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| ==Adaptations==
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| ===[[Radio Adaptations|Radio]]===
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| The novel was serialised in ten parts and broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 show 'Women's Hour' the same year as its release, 1987. Adapted by Pat McLoughlin and read by {{wp|Sarah Badel|Sarah Badel}}.
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| ==Series Notes==
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| *First appearance of Granny Weatherwax
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| *First appearance of Mrs. Whitlow
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| *First mention of [[Albert]] (as Malich the wise)
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| *First mention of [[Sourcerer|Sourcerers]]
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| *The [[Thieves' Guild]] is now the main law enforcement agency in [[Ankh-Morpork]]
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery mode="nolines" heights="120px">
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| File:ER First.jpg|First Edition Cover by [[Josh Kirby]]
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| File:ER Proof.jpg|Book Proof
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| File:ER Letterbox.jpg|'Letterbox' Hardback 1996
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| File:ER Compact.jpg|Compact Edition 1995
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| File:ER Kidd.jpg|SF Book Club 1998, Cover by Thomas Kidd
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| File:ER Black.jpg|Paperback 2004
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| File:ER Tape.jpg|Audio Cassette
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| File:ER CD.jpg|Audio CD
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| File:ER US1.jpg|US Cover 2005
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| File:ER US2.jpg|US Cover 2000, 2013
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| File:ER Zoom.jpg|Paperback 2012
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| File:ER Unseen.jpg|[[Unseen Library]] Edition
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| File:ER CL.jpg|[[Discworld Collector’s Library]] Edition
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| File:ER MM.jpg|Mai Més Catalan translation 2020, art by Marina Vidal
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| File:ER 2022.jpg|Paperback 2022
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| </gallery>
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| ==External Links==
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| [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/equal-rites.html ''Equal Rites'' Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File]
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| {{series|before=The Light Fantastic|series=Discworld|after=Mort}}
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| {{series|series=Witches|after=Wyrd Sisters}}
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| [[Category:Discworld Series|Equal Rites]]
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| [[Category:Witches Series|Equal Rites]]
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| [[de:Buch:Das Erbe des Zauberers]]
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