The Wee Free Men (Discworld Novels)

The Wee Free Men (Discworld Novels)

by TerryPratchett (Author)

Synopsis

EVERY LAND NEEDS ITS OWN WITCH . . . Up on the Wold, there's a monster in the river and a headless horseman in the drive. And now Granny Aching has gone, there's only young Tiffany Aching left to guard the boundaries. To stop . . . things getting through. It's her land. Her duty. But it's amazing how useful a horde of unruly pictsies can be - as long as they are pointed in the right direction and can stop fighting each other first . . . FROM MASTER STORYTELLER TERRY PRATCHETT

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published: 01 Jul 2010

ISBN 10: 0552562904
ISBN 13: 9780552562904
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Meet Tiffany Aching, young trainee witch, and her allies - the fighting pictsies known as the Wee Free Men - in this first novel in a fantastic sequence.

Media Reviews
Plenty to laugh at here, not least Pratchett's ability to put a 90 degree spin on the familiar * The Times *
A clear example of a comic fantasy classic and, well . . . Crivens! It deserves t'sell a millyun copies * Sunday Express *
A funny and thought-provoking fantasy, with powerfully visual scenes and characters that remain with readers. A glorious read * School Library Journal *
Quite, quite brilliant * Starburst *
Plenty to laugh at here, not least Pratchett's ability to put a 90 degree spin on the familiar * The Times *
Author Bio
Terry Pratchett (Author) Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. terrypratchett.co.ukPaul Kidby (Illustrator) Paul Kidby is thirty-four and lives behind an easel in Dorset. He is best-known for his illustrations of Discworld and its inhabitants in The Pratchett Portfolio, The Discworld Diaries, The Tourist Guide to Lancre and his prints and greeting cards.