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Be careful what you wish for... Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills -- which unforunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when Death came for Desiderata. So now it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn't marry the Prince. But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all). The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who'll stop at nothing to achieve a proper "happy ending" -- even if it means destroying a kingdom.
Love These Witches! 
Terry Pratchett is gifted. His humorous turn of phrase and outrageous characters are always a treat, but I love the witches most of all. When Granny and Nanny get together its always an adventure. In Witches Abroad they leave their own little part of the world to look for a fairy godmother gone wrong. I laughed out loud in public places when reading this book, and I've read it more than a few times.
Terry Pratchett is gifted. Give yourself a gift and read his books.
Granny is the best!
Very, very funny and entertaining! I love Granny Weatherwax! Terry, you are a master storyteller!
Stories Within Stories 
Interesting idea about the evil queen running stories. Of course the good witch wins in the end. Not Pratchett's very best but certainly worth reading if you like Disc World!
If You Like the Discworld Witches You'll Love It 
The discworld stories dealing with witches are not among my favorites but I still liked this one. It is an average Prachett story, which is high praise. The youngest witch Magrat Garlick becomes a fairy godmother and along with two other witches goes to help her new ward. It drags toward the end, the trip to discworld's New Orlean is the best part. But you can't go wrong with the series and you'll like this one although there are many better examples of Prachett's work.
Just Another one
All in all not the best book from Terry. I bought it just because it was a Pratchett and I'm happy about miss weatherwax stuff, always a must. In the other hand the plot is a litle too much for the result, I should counsel some other pratchett if you are buying your first pratchett, like "GUARDS GUARDS". But if you are a Pratchett fan this is good fun.
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