And if she fails, her sister witches may just have to kill her. They all combine to form a tangle that Tiffany must see through, in order to avoid a future too terrible to imagine. Tiffany must leave the Chalk to save it, travelling to the metropolis of Ahnk-Morpork with the intent of tracking down the new heir to the land, only to discover far, far more than she could ever imagine, including a meeting with a legend, a mysterious old witch who hides in shadows, a phantom hare that jumps into fires, a dead witch-hunter with no eyes, and an escaped prisoner. it's classic Pratchett polished to perfection.
Full of trickery, time twisting, sympathetic magic - in all meanings of the phrase - and outright surprises that sneak up on you like a sneaky thing. The fourth title in the ' Tiffany Aching' sub-series from the Discworld, this is quite possibly one of the best Pratchett stories I have read in the last five years. This Review: 9.8/10 Value for Money: Level of Realism: Rereadability: Lose Track of Time: Things are supposed to look better after a good night's sleep.īut they're going to get a lot, lot worse.Īnd a witch has to deal with what is in front of her. Suddenly Tiffany isn't so sure she's doing the right thing, and her tiny allies - the fightin' Nac Mac Feegles - are only making things more difficult. And it's waking up all the old stories too - stories about evil old witches. Even if the job does seem to involve a lot of bandaging legs and cutting old ladies' toenails and not much, well, magic.īut somewhere - some time - there's a tangled ball of evil and spite, of hatred and malice, that has woken up.
And she thinks she's doing a good job for the people of the Chalk. Available: October 2010 Discworld : Tiffany Aching 4 : I Shall Wear Midnight product reviews No fee was accepted by KIWIreviews or the reviewers themselves - these are genuine, unpaid consumer reviews. Disclosure Statement FULL DISCLOSURE: A number of units of this product have, at some time, been supplied to KIWIreviews by Penguin Random House or their agents for the purposes of unbiased, independent reviews.
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