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Title: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0-06-001236-6 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 (32 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another great Terry Pratchett book!
Comment: This is the Thirtieth(!) book in Terry Pratchett's series on the Discworld--a flat world, supported on the backs of four massive elephants riding on the back of a planet-sized turtle, anything hilarious can happen here, and eventually does.
Young Tiffany Aching has lived her young life in the Chalk, where raising sheep is the normal form of living. But, when creatures out of fairy tales begin to appear, she realizes that something is very wrong. A group of tiny blue men, with bright red hair and kilts (the Nac Mac Feegle, the Wee Free Men) begin to take an interest in her, and Tiffany quickly learns that her very world is under attack by the Queen of the Elves. The Wee Free Men think that she is a witch, like her grandmother, and just maybe she will be one day, but she's not now. But, armed with her native intellect, her determination, and a wealth of memories of how her grandmother did things, Tiffany might just be enough.
This is another *great* Terry Pratchett book! I have been a fan of this author for a long time, and this book does not let you down. As is often the case in Discworld books, a couple of "regulars" put in an appearance (Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg), but the show is definitely stolen by the Nac Mac Feegle - they are great! (Rob Anybody, Not-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock, he he!) But, even beyond that, the story is enthralling and the characters are quite interesting. If you are a fan of humorous fantasy, then you must read this novel by the king of them all, Terry Pratchett!
Rating: 5
Summary: Foul-Mouthed, Scottish Smurfs - What's Not to Like?
Comment: Although this particular Discworld novel is considered a children's book, it was still a surprisingly enjoyable read.
The Wee Free Men follows the exploits of Tiffany, a nine-year-old girl who also happens to be a witch, though she doesn't yet know it. She is forced into battle against "The Queen", a miserable other-dimensional ruler who is kidnapping children from our world so that they can entertain The Queen in her world. Aiding Tiffany are the Nac Mac Feegle (the Wee Free Men) who offer up a strong offense against the Queen minions, as well as a great deal of comic relief for the reader. For those who read the series, this would technically fall into the "Witches" subseries of books, but they really only appear towards the end.
This one started off slow, but once the Nac Mac Feegle came onto the scene it kept me entertained the rest of the way. The Feegle are pint-sized Scottish parodies that fight, steal, make rude gestures, and have an uncanny fear of lawyers. Tiffany's no-nonsense approach in dealing with them works beautifully and you finish the book hoping that she becomes a regular in the Discworld universe. Classic Pratchett all the way.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Wee Free Men
Comment: The Wee Free Men is Terry Pratchett's latest children's book and it is a superb one, I must say. It took me a while to get into it - the Feegles seem to have been simplified a little for a younger audience, and there are some similarities in the plot to Equal Rites - young witch being trained up to fight the big bad monsters. The witch is a typically independent, doesn't-run-with-the-crowd, perceptive, bright kid - reminiscent of Susan Sto-Helit. From my perspective though, Pratchett's already kind of been there, done that - the witches are starting to look (dare I say it) a little bit like a formula.
As well as those little blue guys, we get cameos from Granny doing a surprising amount of jommetry and Nanny who is surprisingly quiet, and a supporting role for the Queen of the elves. It's pretty good fare involving soem dream manipulation.
Finally, it's good, but I still crave for the witches of Carpe Jugulum, where I was admittedly scared about what was going to happen. Surprisingly enough, I think I'll just read it over again!!
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Title: Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 006001315X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0060012358 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Bromeliad Trilogy : Truckers, Diggers, and Wings by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0060094931 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0060013125 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Nanny Ogg's Cookbook by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0552146730 Publisher: Corgi Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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