Plus, you have the delights of Witches Abroad (which is even better) to come. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this. The first book in the Discworld series The Colour of Magic was published in 1983. If you have never read any Pratchett, start with this one as it doesn't rely on the usual tropes of wizards, trolls and the like, you're in for a treat. Wyrd Sisters is the second book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.

I first read this not long after it was published, which, I have just realised was a very long time ago (1989) and yet it remains as fresh and as funny as it was on first reading. We have Hwel the Dwarf, playwright extraordinaire, Tomjon the real king but who now prefers to bestride the boards and the usual array of bizarre and engaging characters, including Death HIMSELF. Its a quiet end to a five-year legal battle that. By telling Macbeth this preordained prophecy, the Wyrd Sisters in essence awaken what already exists in Macbeth, which is his evil impulses. Macbeth’s situation was that the Wyrd Sisters only told him the end result of his fated future and nothing else. Two sisters Daniela Mendoza and her sister Sofia were killed in the attack, according to officials from their school district. Mingling shades of Macbeth with Hamlet, Pratchett as ever throws in the jokes and puns to great effect. A 40-million lawsuit launched over a Harry Potter movie by The Wyrd Sisters, a little-known Winnipeg folk group, has been settled out of court. The Wyrd Sisters awaken evil impulses in human beings. This was our first introduction to Granny, Nanny Ogg and the ineffectual Magrat Garlick, the only coven in Lancre.

Given that I 'did' Macbeth for A level, have directed it, taught it for years, I know it pretty well and still love it! Lady Macbeth is one of my literary heroines but even her incarnation as the Duchess of Felmet can't compete with the awesome Granny Weatherwax. Pratchett meets Shakespeare, and particularly Macbeth.

Sisters of the wyrd