Wyrd Sisters

In the tumultuous kingdom of Lancre, a king is brutally murdered, his crown usurped by the ambitious Duke Felmet, and the rightful infant heir vanishes into the night, whisked away by a loyal servant. Witnessing this regicide are three witches: the formidable and pragmatic Granny Weatherwax, the earthy and boisterous Nanny Ogg, and the young, romantically-inclined Magrat Garlick. Though witches traditionally avoid meddling in human affairs, especially royal politics, destiny, or perhaps just the sheer inconvenience of it all, draws them into the unfolding drama. As the kingdom groans under Felmet's tyrannical and increasingly paranoid rule, the witches find themselves guardians of the infant and the crown, tasked with ensuring fate takes its proper course, or at least, a more agreeable one. What follows is a brilliant and hilarious parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hamlet, where the Discworld's unique brand of narrative causality clashes with the witches' determined efforts to guide events without explicitly controlling them. From a wandering troupe of actors unwittingly enacting future history to the very fabric of kingship being debated, 'Wyrd Sisters' explores themes of power, destiny, theatre, and the peculiar challenges of being in charge when you technically don't have leaders. It's a tale where even the most powerful witches discover that washing blood off your hands is far easier than washing off the stain of royal intrigue.