Witches Abroad

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Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 12th novel – 3rd witches story
Outline
Characters:	Granny Weatherwax Nanny Ogg Magrat Garlick
Locations:	Genua
Motifs:	Fairy tales, voodoo and tourism
Publication details
Year of release:	1991
Original publisher:	Victor Gollancz
Hardback ISBN:	ISBN 0-575-04980-4
Paperback ISBN:	ISBN 0-552-13465-1
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Witches Abroad is the twelfth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991. It is the third witches story.

[edit] Plot summary

It features Granny Weatherwax (introduced in Equal Rites), and her two associate witches, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick (introduced in Wyrd Sisters). They visit Genua, on the other side of the continent, where they confront Granny's sister, Lily Weatherwax, who is manipulating people using the power of stories.

The plot contains references to many fairy tales and fantasy novels, including Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and The Frog Prince. There are also brief references to Gollum, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Another main theme is that of Voodoo. One of the characters is a voodoo witch named Erzulie Gogol (Erzulie is the name of a voodoo goddess, Gogol a Russian author who wrote about "Dead Souls" ), and a zombie named Baron Saturday (which is an obvious reference to Baron Samedi).

[edit] Translations

Вещици в чужбина (Bulgarian)
Čarodějky na cestách (Czech)
Heksen in de Lucht (Dutch, Witches in the Air)
Nõiad võõrsil (Estonian)
Noitia maisemissa (Finnish)
Mécomptes de Fées (French)
Total Verhext (German)
מכשפות בחוץ לארץ (Mikhshefot BeHutz LaAretz) (Hebrew)
Vége a mesének (lit. The tale is over) (Hungarian)
Hekser på Tur (Norwegian)
Wyprawa czarownic (Polish)
Quando As Bruxas Viajam (Portuguese)
Ведьмы за границей (Russian)
Veštice na putu (Serbian)
Brujas de Viaje (Spanish)
Häxor i faggorna (Swedish)

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Reading order guide
Preceded by Reaper Man	12th Discworld Novel	Succeeded by Small Gods
Preceded by Wyrd Sisters	3rd Witches Story Published in 1991	Succeeded by Lords and Ladies

v • d • e Terry Pratchett's Discworld (Portal)

Novels:	The Colour of Magic – The Light Fantastic – Equal Rites – Mort – Sourcery – Wyrd Sisters – Pyramids – Guards! Guards! – Eric – Moving Pictures – Reaper Man – Witches Abroad – Small Gods – Lords and Ladies – Men at Arms – Soul Music – Interesting Times – Maskerade – Feet of Clay – Hogfather – Jingo – The Last Continent – Carpe Jugulum – The Fifth Elephant – The Truth – Thief of Time – The Last Hero – The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents – Night Watch – The Wee Free Men – Monstrous Regiment – A Hat Full of Sky – Going Postal – Thud! – Wintersmith – Making Money – I Shall Wear Midnight

Short stories:	"Troll Bridge" – "Theatre of Cruelty – "The Sea and Little Fishes" – "Death and What Comes Next" – "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices"

Other books:	The Discworld Companion – The Science of Discworld – The Science of Discworld II: The Globe – The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch – The Pratchett Portfolio – The Art of Discworld – The Unseen University Challenge – The Wyrdest Link – The Streets of Ankh-Morpork – The Discworld Mapp – A Tourist Guide to Lancre – Death's Domain – Nanny Ogg's Cookbook – The Discworld Almanak – Where's My Cow? – The Unseen University Cut Out Book – The Discworld Diaries – Once More With Footnotes* – Wit and Wisdom of Discworld

Games:	The Colour of Magic – Discworld MUD – Cripple Mr Onion - Discworld – Discworld II – Discworld Noir – GURPS Discworld – Stealth Chess – Thud

Films and TV series:	Welcome to the Discworld – Soul Music – Wyrd Sisters - Hogfather – The Colour of Magic – Going Postal - Troll Bridge