{"title":"Classic fantasy books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9781473200203","title":"Equal Rites","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA laugh-out-loud, perceptive and thought-provoking fantasy romp dismantling the ridiculousness of gender inequality\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Granny Weatherwax is one of my favourite characters of Pratchett's' Patrick Rothfuss, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Persistently amusing, good-hearted and shrewd' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is known as the Discworld. It is a flat planet, supported on the backs of four elephants, who in turn stand on the back of the great turtle A'Tuin as it swims majestically through space. 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