The third novel inNew York Timesbestselling author Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, a fantasy universe where anything can happenand usually does.

A dying wizard tries to pass his staff on to the eighth son of an eighth son. When it is revealed that the he is a girl named Esk, the news of thefemale wizard sends the citizens of Discworld into a tail-spin.

With their biting satire and limitless imagination, it is easy to understand why 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide.Equal Ritespossesses rich characterizations, a journey of awareness, and even a hint of romance from master storyteller Terry Pratchett.