'No,it can't be right. That's chalk country over that way,'said Miss Tick.'You can't grow a good witch on chalk. The stuff's barely harder than clay. You need good hard rock to grow a witch,believe me.'
Tiffany has spent all of her life on The Chalk,it's her home,and it's in her bones.
Tiffany wants to be a witch when she grows up. A proper one,with a pointy hat. And flying,she's always dreamed of flying (though it's cold up there,you have to wear really thick pants,two layers). But she's worried Tiffany isn't a very'witchy'name. And a witch has always protected Tiffany's land,to stop the nightmares getting through.
Now the nightmares have taken her brother,and it's up to her to get him back; armed with a frying pan,of course.
And Tiffany is not alone,she's got the help of the Nac Mac Feegles,a horde of tiny fightin',boozin'blue men in kilts (call them fairies at your peril) at her disposal. She is the twentieth granddaughter of her Granny Aching: shepherdess extraordinaire,and protector of the land.
Tiffany Aching. Now there's a rather good name for a witch.
'Quite,quite brilliant.'- Starburst
The First Book In The Tiffany Aching Series.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9780552576307Number of pages: 336Weight: 241 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 20 mm
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Plenty to laugh at here,not least Pratchett's ability to put a 90 degree spin on the familiarA clear example of a comic fantasy classic and,well...Crivens! It deserves t'sell a millyun copiesA funny and thought-provoking fantasy,with powerfully visual scenes and characters that remain with readers. A glorious readA clear example of a comic fantasy classic and,well...Crivens! It deserves t'sell a millyun copiesPlenty to laugh at here,not least Pratchett's ability to put a 90 degree spin on the familiar
Terry Pratchett
Britain's most beloved creator of comic fantasy fiction,Terry Pratchett was the genius behind the Discworld series,as well as various other seminal story sequences.
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