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The Wee Free Men

By Terry Pratchett

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| Hardcover | 9780060012366

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"Another world is colliding with this one," said the toad. "All the monsters are coming back."

"Why?" said Tiffany.

"There's no one to stop them.

There was silence for a moment.

Then Tiffany said, "There's me."

Armed only with a frying pan anContinue

"Another world is colliding with this one," said the toad. "All the monsters are coming back."

"Why?" said Tiffany.

"There's no one to stop them.

There was silence for a moment.

Then Tiffany said, "There's me."

Armed only with a frying pan and her common sense, Tiffany Aching, a young witch-to-be, is all that stands between the monsters of Fairyland and the warm, green Chalk country that is her home. Forced into Fairyland to seek her kidnaped brother, Tiffany allies herself with the Chalk's local Nac Mac Feegle -- aka the Wee Free Men -- a clan of sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men who are as fierce as they are funny. Together they battle through an eerie and ever-shifting landscape, fighting brutal flying fairies, dream-spinning dromes, and grimhounds -- black dogs with eyes of fire and teeth of razors -- before ultimately confronting the Queen of the Elves, absolute ruler of a world in which reality intertwines with nightmare. And in the final showdown, Tiffany must face her cruel power alone....

In a riveting narrative that is equal parts suspense and humor, Carnegie Medalist Terry Pratchett returns to his internationally popular Discworld with a breathtaking tale certain to leave fans, new and old, enthralled.

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  • Book Review: The Wee Free Men: The Beginning by Terry Pratchett Share

    I was thrilled when HarperCollins sent me a review copy of Terry Pratchett's latest book compilation, The Wee Free Men: The Beginning. This handy paperback encompasses the first two tales in the Tiffany Aching series, The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Thu, 23 Sep 2010

  • The Wee Free Men

    One of the reasons that the world of young adult fiction is so widely enjoyed and wildly popular is that writers often benefit from the restrictions imposed by the genre. Freed from the necessity of spurious sex scenes, liberated from the requirement ... (read full critics)

    bookotron published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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  • 1 person find this helpful

    Yes, you see this correctly, you're not doing a double take - this book is so cool, you'll want to own it in hardback AND paperback! Hardback for durability, paperback for portability...

    To the story, then: Introduces Tiffany Aching, a pint-sized witch who must confront the queen of the Fae i ... (continue)

    Yes, you see this correctly, you're not doing a double take - this book is so cool, you'll want to own it in hardback AND paperback! Hardback for durability, paperback for portability...

    To the story, then: Introduces Tiffany Aching, a pint-sized witch who must confront the queen of the Fae in order to rescue her brother, aided by those graceless charmers, the Nac Mac Feegle.

    Charming, intelligent, witty - this is more than just any children's story. It's a DISCWORLD children's story.

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    guaddess said on Sep 23, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • The Labirynth shot out was awesome. Just imagine the Wee free men in evening suits and bow ties...

    In general, this is awesome, screws up all the fairy-tale ideas of faeries and makes you laugh to death.
    Plus, the Chalk was probably inspired by the British South-West (the white horse is in Uffingto ... (continue)

    The Labirynth shot out was awesome. Just imagine the Wee free men in evening suits and bow ties...

    In general, this is awesome, screws up all the fairy-tale ideas of faeries and makes you laugh to death.
    Plus, the Chalk was probably inspired by the British South-West (the white horse is in Uffington near Swindon), near where I'm living, which makes it even more awesome.

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    Redviper118 said on Jun 1, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Absolutely great.
    The story is really interesting, and the characters are just amazing. I love, love the Wee Free Men, banned from Fairyland for Drunk and Disorderly behaviour... a very fine caricature of the typical Scot, always ready for a fight but with a great heart.

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    Marco Piva said on Apr 28, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • For fear of little men...

    The Lancre Witches series gets renewed in this Young Adults' Discworld series... we leave the fair kingdom of Lancre to go on the Chalk where a new witch was born, and now that she's nine someone must break her the news!
    She has First Sight and Second (and Third) Thoughts, she's in a hurry beca ... (continue)

    The Lancre Witches series gets renewed in this Young Adults' Discworld series... we leave the fair kingdom of Lancre to go on the Chalk where a new witch was born, and now that she's nine someone must break her the news!
    She has First Sight and Second (and Third) Thoughts, she's in a hurry because the Queen of Faeries stole her little, sticky, cry-baby brother... she'll need more help than a frying pan and a grim determination: hopefully there's a Nac Mac Feegle clan nearby!

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    Nonethousand said on Sep 10, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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