All is not well in the Kingdom of Lancre ...

Duke Felmet and his Duchess are adamant that they were not present when the late King Verence slipped down the stairs and accidentally fell on his own dagger, but the late King can't help seeing things differently - he cries out for vengeance and calls upon the local witches for help.

Enter the fearsome Granny Weatherwax, the worldly-wise Nanny Ogg and young impressionable Magrat Garlick, three of the wyrdest witches you'll ever encounter.

When the Duke and Duchess call upon the services of playsmiths to help re-write history, things take a strangely familiar turn ....

And maybe the Fool isn't quite as foolish as he might at first appear.