The Illustrated Wee Free Men

Hardcover, 368 pages

English language

Published by Doubleday UK.

ISBN:: 978-0-385-61254-8
OCLC Number:: 233789102

(2 reviews)

A riotous, wise, and gripping junior Discworld novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning author and acknowledged master of comic fantasy.Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream, a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for the new 'hag'. These are the Nac Mac Feegles, the pictsies, who like nothing better than thievin', fightin' and drinkin'. Then Tiffany's young brother goes missing and Tiffany and the Wee Free Men must join forces to save him from the Queen of the Fairies-

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Andreas H.O. reviewed The Illustrated Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Illustrated Wee Free Men' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Kva om Pippi var magisk?

Eit sitat om bokas heltinne er: «She’d read the dictionary all the way through. No one told her you weren’t supposed to.», som minner meg då eg fekk barneleksikon til bursdag, og kunne opplyse om at eg hadde lest dei ferdig to veker etterpå.

Eg har forsøkt meg på ulike inngangar i Discworld-serien, likt nokre og falt av andre, men det er først her eg har følt meg heime.

slayra reviewed Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Wee Free Men' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Tiffany Aching is a young girl who lives in a farm and is very good at making cheese. Since Granny Aching died, Tiffany misses the way she took care of the sheep, her family, the land and its people. Basically, how Granny Aching took care of Tiffany's world. Granny might have been a witch and after Mrs. Snapperly is left to die because people thought she was a witch, Tiffany decides to become one to fight off the harmful ignorant prejudice.

This story is directed at young adults but I seriously doubt there is an adult who won't love it. There are several messages in the book that adults tend to forget: be brave, don't be ignorant, fight prejudice and do the right thing - deep down inside you always know what to do. I enjoyed this book, but the ending is so much better than the beginning. I'm in …

Tiffany Aching is a young girl who lives in a farm and is very good at making cheese. Since Granny Aching died, Tiffany misses the way she took care of the sheep, her family, the land and its people. Basically, how Granny Aching took care of Tiffany's world. Granny might have been a witch and after Mrs. Snapperly is left to die because people thought she was a witch, Tiffany decides to become one to fight off the harmful ignorant prejudice.

This story is directed at young adults but I seriously doubt there is an adult who won't love it. There are several messages in the book that adults tend to forget: be brave, don't be ignorant, fight prejudice and do the right thing - deep down inside you always know what to do. I enjoyed this book, but the ending is so much better than the beginning. I'm in love with Tiffany and the hilarious Nac Mac Feegles - the Wee Free Men. I can't say enough good things about this book!

Subjects

Fantasy
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction