The Wee Free Men
(Discworld Novel 30)
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:29th Apr '04
Should be back in stock very soon
The first in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.
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 .
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
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 *
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 *
ISBN: 9780552549059
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 225g
320 pages