Hardcover, 368 pages
English language
Published Oct. 28, 2008 by Doubleday UK.
A riotous, wise, and gripping junior Discworld novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning author and acknowledged master of comic fantasy.Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream, a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for the new 'hag'. These are the Nac Mac Feegles, the pictsies, who like nothing better than thievin', fightin' and drinkin'. Then Tiffany's young brother goes missing and Tiffany and the Wee Free Men must join forces to save him from the Queen of the Fairies-
I might just be a shallow person, but I enjoyed the earlier, more Feegle-heavy parts of this book the most. In the later interactions with the Queen of Fae, I had the uncomfortable impression Pratchett had one or more serious points about psychological abuse.
Kva om Pippi var magisk?
Eit sitat om bokas heltinne er: «She’d read the dictionary all the way through. No one told her you weren’t supposed to.», som minner meg då eg fekk barneleksikon til bursdag, og kunne opplyse om at eg hadde lest dei ferdig to veker etterpå.
Eg har forsøkt meg på ulike inngangar i Discworld-serien, likt nokre og falt av andre, men det er først her eg har følt meg heime.
This is one I reread often. Tiffany Aching is probably my favourite fictional character.
A re-read, the usual tapestry of sources and influences that make for a great read but also much thought provoking material about perception and reality - topped off with the amazing Nac Mac Feegles - the creation of a genius mind
Tony Robinson does amazing voices in the audiobook, especially Miss Tick and the Nac Mac Feegle.
Tony Robinson does amazing voices in the audiobook, especially Miss Tick and the Nac Mac Feegle.
Tony Robinson does amazing voices in the audiobook, especially Miss Tick and the Nac Mac Feegle.
A bit YA for my taste, but still has a fierce Pratchett witch, which is always a good read. His take on the Little People is a hoot.
