Now knowing writing I’m sure Terry didn’t make it up wholesale, but the book seems to have been a big influence on Neal Gaiman’s American Gods and those Black and White gamesso I can believe it’s.
The title has confused people Pratchett has since explained that Granny is the sea, and the other witches are the fishes (at one point Nanny says that calling Granny 'full of pride' is like calling the sea 'full of water' water is what the sea is).
It is revealed in later stories, most specifically the Tiffany Aching series, that this is because Granny has made it clear that she does not approve of Lettice Earwig's methods, and admitting that a rival is correct " at the time of her own choosing" is the greatest and most calculated insult Granny can possibly deliver to another witch, essentially having agreed with Lettice Earwig's own unwitting 'admission' that she cannot beat Granny. She agrees, becoming disconcertingly nice. The story established a basis for various elements of the novel A Hat Full of Sky, but is not required to understand that novel.Ī coalition of witches, led by self-appointed organiser Lettice Earwig, asks Granny Weatherwax not to participate in the annual Lancre Witch Trials, on account of her always winning. Feist, and later in a collection called Legends. It was originally published in a sampler alongside a story called "The Wood Boy" by Raymond E. It is set in his Discworld universe, and features Lancre witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. " The Sea and Little Fishes" is a short story by Terry Pratchett, written in 1998. The author narrates her touching memoir about grief, illness and finding love in her 70s.Īn ensemble cast including Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Sofia Zervudachi and Julia Winwood read this murder-mystery set in an apartment building in the French capital.Characters Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg Locations Lancre Small Gods is available on Penguin Audio, 11hr 58min.
This is one of 40 new recordings of Pratchett’s books, which also include the Witches series, read by Indira Varma the Death series, narrated by Fleabag’s Sian Clifford and the Wizards series, voiced by Merlin’s Colin Morgan.
Meanwhile, Bill Nighy pops up to read the late author’s famous footnotes and Peter Serafinowicz is the voice of Death. The 13th book in the Discworld fantasy series, Small Gods is terrifically narrated by actor Andy Serkis who makes the most of Pratchett’s outre cast of characters, from Brutha, whose voice resembles “a disappointed vulture arriving too late at the dead donkey”, to Vorbis, who is given a pleasingly villainous drawl.
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