The Wee Free Men

The first in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality . . .Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help- the local Nac Mac Feegle - aka the Wee Free Men - a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men.Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself . . .THE FIRST BOOK IN THE TIFFANY ACHING SEQUENCE

“"Hilarious, brilliantly constructed and shot through with an edginess to balance the laughs. " -- SFX Magazine "Ethically challenging, beautifully orchestrated, philosophically opposed to the usual plot fixes of fantasy." -- Guardian "A passion for language, wordplay and puns bursts from the pages." -- Daily Telegraph From the Hardcover edition.”

A clear example of a comic fantasy classic and, well . . . Crivens! It deserves t'sell a millyun copies Sunday Express
Plenty to laugh at here, not least Pratchett's ability to put a 90 degree spin on the familiar The Times
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

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 which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

Every land needs its own witch. Enter Tiffany Aching . . . 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 . . . THE FIRST BOOK IN THE TIFFANY ACHING SEQUENCE 'Crivens! There's nae a better tale o' magic and adventure on the Disc' Rob Anybody, Big Man of the Nac Mac Feegle 'Quite, quite brilliant' Starburst

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