- Comic Fantasy, Fairies, Fiction, Children's Books -- Authors & Illustrators, A-Z -- ( P ) -- Pratchett, Terry
the beloved and bestselling grandmaster of fantasy, Sir Terry Pratchett, this is the fourth in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root. Aided by the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a dire challenge, for if she falls, the whole Chalk falls with her. . . .
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- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Isis Large Print, Isis Audio Books, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Editions
- 31
- Language
- German, French, English
- ISBN
- 9781409096306
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- Comic Fantasy
- Fairies
- Fiction
- Children's Books -- Authors & Illustrators, A-Z -- ( P ) -- Pratchett, Terry
- Children's Books -- Literature -- Action & Adventure
- Children's Books -- Literature -- Humorous
- Children's Books -- Literature -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Authors, A-Z -- ( P ) -- Pratchett, Terry
- Teens -- Literature & Fiction -- Adventure & Thrillers
- Teens -- Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy
- Teens -- Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Science Fiction
- Tiffany Aching (Fictitious character)
Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (*The Colour of Magic*) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read no
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