Forced into Fairyland to seek her kidnapped brother, Tiffany allies herself with the Chalk’s local Nac Mac Feegle – aka the Wee Free Men – a clan of sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men who are as fierce as they are funny.

This might be a “young adult” novel, but kids of all ages will love this Discworld adventure.Īrmed only with a frying pan and her common sense, Tiffany Aching, a young witch-to-be, is all that stands between the monsters of Fairyland and the warm, green Chalk country that is her home. if she can overcome the Queen of Fairyland (and her lawyers.) With the aid of the Nac Mac Feegle, pictsies who think they’ve died and gone to heaven, our unlikely heroine will call down Thunder and Lightning, rescue her brother and the prince, and push back the parasitic world. I suppose it’s just as well that everybody knows that what everybody knows is wrong. However, everybody knows you can’t raise a witch on chalk it’s too soft. After all, she’s got her trusty frying pan. Tiffany Aching, granddaughter of Granny and would-be witch – is determined to keep the borders safe.

With Granny Aching gone, all the stories are coming true, dreams and nightmares. This is the 30th Discworld novel and the 1st in the Tiffany Aching series. The quotes I share should not be considered the whole of Sir Terry’s excellent prose indeed, they are the tasty appetizers to a succulent, nourishing meal. With the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett and the publication of The Shepherd’s Crown, I embarked on an epic re-reading of all 41 official Discworld novels, with the goal of finishing by 31 December, 2016.įamous for its wit and wisdom, the series offers countless quotable quotes on a variety of subjects. No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away

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