The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett
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Author: Terry PratchettNarrator: Stephen Briggs
Edition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: N/A
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: HarperChildren's Audio
Book Reviews of The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld
Book Review: Crivens! Pratchett does it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book may be marketed to YA or Children, but I can't think of a woman who wouldn't enjoy it - not that men won't like it, but it's just so rare to find a story of a smart little girl who no one notices that ends up saving the world through her wits (and she saves the nasty old boy too).
Tiffany Aching is a wonderful addition to the Discworld pantheon, I avoided reading this for the longest time because I was so upset that it wasn't going to be about one of the groups I already loved (the Guards and the Witches) and I just couldn't imagine loving any new character as much as I loved them. But I should have had faith in Pratchett. Tiffany is wonderful, funny and the perfect little heroine for a tale including the Nac Mac Feegle. I can imagine little girls all over the world wishing they had the Wee Free Men on their side, and that they could go and save the world from an evil queen.
The story is funny, adventureous and forced me to stay up way too late at night to finish it in a single sitting. You don't have to have read any of the other Discworld books to read this one, and for those of you who are "anti-witchcraft" I would advise you read this before harping on it - Pratchett has a very different view of witchcraft then most...
I highly recommend this book - I wish I hadn't read it so that I could have the pleasure of reading it again for the first time.
Summary of The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld
"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.
Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching needs magic--fast! Her sticky little brother Wentworth has been spirited away by the evil Queen of faerie, and it's up to her to get him back safely. Having already decided to grow up to be a witch, now all Tiffany has to do is find her power. But she quickly learns that it's not all black cats and broomsticks. According to her witchy mentor Miss Tick, "Witches don't use magic unless they really have to...We do other things. A witch pays attention to everything that's going on...A witch uses her head...A witch always has a piece of string!" Luckily, besides her trusty string, Tiffany's also got the Nac Mac Feegles, or the Wee Free Men on her side. Small, blue, and heavily tattooed, the Feegles love nothing more than a good fight except maybe a drop of strong drink! Tiffany, heavily armed with an iron skillet, the feisty Feegles, and a talking toad on loan from Miss Tick, is a formidable adversary. But the Queen has a few tricks of her own, most of them deadly. Tiffany and the Feegles might get more than they bargained for on the flip side of Faerie! Prolific fantasy author Terry Pratchett has served up another delicious helping of his famed Discworld fare. The not-quite-teen set will delight in the Feegles' spicy, irreverent dialogue and Tiffany's salty determination. Novices to Pratchett's prose will find much to like here, and quickly go back to devour the rest of his Discworld offerings. Scrumptiously recommended. (Ages 10 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert
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