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Lords and Ladies is the fourteenth Discworld novel. This book is a follow up to Witches Abroad. The witches Granny Weatherwax,Nanny Ogg and Magrat return home to the little river kingdom of Lancre, whereupon they discover that amateur practitioners of witchcraft have weakened the fabric of fantasy. Elves manage to break through, and they must be defeated.
The plot focuses on Magrat's wedding to King Verence II, and her misgivings about it. The climax takes place on the day before the wedding. The plot includes several elements of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, and quotes lines from various folk songs about elves.
| Preceded by Witches Abroad |
4th Witches Story Published in 1992 |
Succeeded by Maskerade |
| Discworld reading order | Full article |
