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Witches Abroad

Discworld, Book 12

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Witches Abroad

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
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"Things have to come to an end, see. That's how it works when you turn the world into stories. You should never have done that. You shouldn't treat people like they was characters, like they was things. But if you do, then you've got to know where the story ends."

That's the problem when you let real life get in the way of a good story. You shouldn't let it happen, especially when a good story involves three witches, including a fairy godmother, and travelling to a faraway land to make sure that a servant girl doesn't marry a prince. It looks as though a happy ending may be averted before catastrophe strikes. But unfortunately, the forces of good are up against a godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse.

©Terry and Lyn Pratchett; (P)Corgi Audio Contemporary Fantasy Fiction Paranormal & Urban Funny Witty Paranormal Witchcraft Magic Users

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Clever Humorous Story • Delightful Lighthearted Tale • Great Humor • Enjoyable Character Voices • Vintage Pratchett Humor
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I listened to this in the car while driving across the USA, so there was much merriment getting to travel with the witches! My only issue with the audio book was that sometimes the reader would whisper and then talk, and the volume was never leveled out. It hurt my ears on more than one occasion. The reader either needed to ditch hissing voices (for Death, The Swamp Witch, and Lilith) or the engineer needed to make it so you don't need to blow out your speakers cranking up the volume to hear!

Excellent Story Overcomes Crummy Audio

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A great “story”, as you should expect from Terry Pratchett. The story is fun, and worth reading

The witches return

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It really sucks that Audible cannot get the Discworld novels unabridged. I got this hoping I wouldn’t be able to tell that large portions of the story are missing - but it’s just not the case. It feels disjointed and jumpy. Additionally in the second half of the book, the reader varies his volume so much you have to crank it up to hear his whispering and than rush to lower it as he’s screaming in your ear. They’ve also changed Deaths voice from a boom to a whisper and it’s awful.

Volume issues & abriged

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One of Terry Pratchett's shorter stories, he still has done a masterful job. Tony Robinson is a great voice actor, but he gets too quiet during some of the narrative. All in all, though, this is another great story. Just do not try to listen to it in a busy and/or loud location!

Short and sweet

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Took several tries to get into the narration. With Mr. Briggs, that wasn’t a problem. I enjoyed that the was no music between chapters that would either drown out the narrative or so loud that it startled you out of the tempo of the narration.

Tony is no Steven Briggs

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The unabridged is better story-wise, but if you've once read it, this is very entertaining. Laughed out loud frequently.

Why can't Robinson read all the books?

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I wish I had noticed it was only 3 hours long. the full story is so funny and worth getting

this is very abridged. you miss 3/4 of the story

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Loved the story and the dialogue. The reader did an excellent job with voices for the various characters. Very, very clever and humorous, especially if you know your fairy tales.

Delightful dialogue

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The fact I can find very little if anything that I disliked should speak better to my thoughts than anything else I can currently think to say. I could have easily enjoyed another many chapters of this story, and I give big thumbs up to the humor to be found in the narration of the text.

Wonderful characters brought to life

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He talks through his nose. He also thinks witch’s need to sounds like they can’t speak properly. They sound like Donald Duck. I love terry Pratchett and his stories but this guy just messes it all up. I can’t stand his voice. I’m so glad he doesn’t do all the books. I will not be buying another with this guy tony narrating.

Can’t stand his voice

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