The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30)
‘They can tak’ oour lives but they cannae tak’ oour trousers!’ When the Queen of Fairyland steals away Tiffany Aching’s young brother, Tiffany has to do something. Helped by the Nac Mac Feegle — the thievin’, fightin’, stealin’ pictsies known as the Wee Free Men — she steps through into another...
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‘They can tak’ oour lives but they cannae tak’ oour trousers!’ When the Queen of Fairyland steals away Tiffany Aching’s young brother, Tiffany has to do something. Helped by the Nac Mac Feegle — the thievin’, fightin’, stealin’ pictsies known as the Wee Free Men — she steps through into another world... A terrific adventure set on the Discworld, filled with Terry Pratchett’s inimitable witty, style and invention — and this new gift edition includes extra new material to give real added value for fans.Full colour illustrations throughout from acclaimed artist Stephen Player, who has illustrated over one hundred fantasy, science fiction and children’s books since starting his freelance career in 1987. His previous collaborations with Terry Pratchett include the award-winning map The Streets of Ankh Morpork, several stage adaptations from the Discworld series and the character and set designs for the televisation of Hogfather.
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ISBN:
9780385612548 (0385612540)
Publish date: November 4th 2008
Publisher: Doubleday
Pages no: 252
Edition language: English
Series: Discworld 2 (#30)
Another for NPR's Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf. I wanted to like this, and I didn't dislike it. Maybe I overloaded myself on fantasy, so I didn't like it as much as I might have in other circumstances. I really like Tiffany, her adventure was just a little boring to me.
The Chalk is a place of sheep and shepherds but never a witch was known to be there, however that might have been incorrect. Terry Pratchett’s 30th Discworld novel, The Wee Free Men, is the second time he’s written for young adults but his writing and humor are top notch as well follow a nine-year...
The Wee Free Men is the first book in the Tiffany Aching subseries of Discworld. Calling it “young adult” might be a stretch since the protagonist is nine and I thought the story seemed suitable for a younger audience. On the other hand, as with many children protagonists, she probably behaved as ...
This was a funny story, but I had trouble following the dialog a lot of the time. It's very thick and although I can listen to a Scottish person speak and generally follow them, it doesn't translate well to writing. Despite that, it was an enjoyable book. The wee free men seem to encompass all the...
I'm working on a fantasy reading challenge, and one of the categories was comic fantasy, and, to be quite honest with you, I really struggled with this one even though Pratchett is my husband's favorite author. I’ve read what I wanted of the series and I was cool. Really enjoyed Good Omens and Equal...
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