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Wintersmith (Discworld #35)

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Tiffany Aching is a trainee witch — now working for the seriously scary Miss Treason. But when Tiffany witnesses the Dark Dance — the crossover from summer to winter — she does what no one has ever done before and leaps into the dance. Into the oldest story there ever is. And draws the attention of the Wintersmith himself.

As Tiffany-shaped snowflakes hammer down on the lan...more

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Published September 28th 2006 by Doubleday Childrens (first published September 26th 2006)

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Apr 30, 2013 Clouds - (¿head-in-the?) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: discworld, fantasy, locus-ya, young-adult, reviewed, read-in-2012

Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my LOCUS Y-A list.

I think I’ll always have a soft-spot for imaginative young-adult speculative fiction and as the good people at Locus did such a grand job with picking their Sci-Fi winners, I’ll trust them to single out some special y-a books too.

I remember r...more

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Oct 29, 2009 Moira Russell added it · review of another edition

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I'm trying to write reviews again, instead of just ratings and status updates -- my problem is I always want to write The Exhaustive Review, and so wind up writing none. UH WHOOPS. I figure I'll start small with this book.

I had real difficulty getting into the story -- I didn't like the tone of the combined narrative voice/Tiffany's thoughts very much (it felt sort of simultaneously dumbed-down and punched-up for the YA market, and I missed the usual sarcastic undercutting tone of the footnotes)...more I'm trying to write reviews again, instead of just ratings and status updates -- my problem is I always want to write The Exhaustive Review, and so wind up writing none. UH WHOOPS. I figure I'll start small with this book.

I had real difficulty getting into the story -- I didn't like the tone of the combined narrative voice/Tiffany's thoughts very much (it felt sort of simultaneously dumbed-down and punched-up for the YA market, and I missed the usual sarcastic undercutting tone of the footnotes). Perhaps because this is the third book of a trilogy? and I hadn't read the first or second books (I know, I know. But the first Discworld book I read was Night Watch! and I didn't really read a lot of the rest in sequence. I think this is one of the few series where that actually works). I....really didn't like Tiffany as a character that much. I liked her interactions with Nanny and Granny, altho Nanny seemed terribly PG and Granny a lot more manipulative than usual....well, no, Granny's very manipulative, something about it just left a bad taste in my mouth here (and possibly it was supposed to). I did like the points made in other good reviews, that the Tiffany books are largely about responsibility, that Granny tests Tiffany possibly as a successor, and there are many and varied older female characters. A lot of the writing at sentence-level style is very good, there are striking and lovely images that turn into almost extended meditations on the book's themes, and I loved Miss Treason and You and Roland. But the book didn't really click for me enjoyably until about the last thirty or forty pages. (My very favourite part was Roland and the Feegles in the Underworld, especially when they started singing 'row row row your boat....') Perhaps part of the problem for me is that Wintersmith and Summer were, by definition, rather empty elemental archetypes. There are many charming and hilarious bits, but for some reason it just didn't all jell into a whole for me, and I never warmed* to it.

Also, altho this is possibly very superficial, it bothered me that it was divided into chapters -- I got used to Discworld books just sucking me away into the world of the story and not spitting me back out til the tale was done, and altho Pratchett used narrative convention very skilfully (after umpty-ump very good books, he'd better), it just jarred on me constantly.

Also also, I am the girl with a splinter of ice** in her heart, because I am apparently the one person on the planet who found Horace tiresome rather than amusing.

*Yes, I did that on purpose.

**Yes, I also did that on purpose.(less)

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May 25, 2007 Res rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sff, kidlets-favorites, locus_poll

The third book involving Tiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegles -- the one where Tiffany dances with the Wintersmith and gets herself into the middle of the ancient romance of summer and winter.

I love the witches, and I love the Feegles, and I love Tiffany, and it's always a pleasure to spend time with them. And yay for Roland growing up. And I loved the subplot involving Miss Treason and the slight improvement in Annagramma.

Having said that, I had serious problems with this book.

The most criti...more

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Jun 29, 2012 Lauren rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: addicting, death-dying, favorites, fantasy, faeries, what-a-witch

I enjoyed Wintersmith, the third book in the Tiffany Aching series immensely. It took me over a week to read it as I kept it at work as a balm for my heart. It does get annoying dealing with know-it-alls for twelve hours five days a week. Terry Pratchett did more than provide me with entertainment and distraction in Wintersmith.
Tiffany’s peer Annagramma is exactly like the insufferable woman I work with. Annagramma was introduced in A Hat Full of Sky, the second in the series. She is the prize...more

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Dec 01, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, discworld, young-adult

This is my favorite Tiffany Aching novel - it has a bit of everything - love; death; adventure; Nanny Ogg, humor....

And its just a wonderful story.

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Feb 02, 2009 Marian rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-now

Very amusing read with our 13 yr old junior witch heroine. Funny cast of other witches, small blue guys and elementals-

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Apr 10, 2012 Kua rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, b-1-1

Scritto con la solita ironia che contraddistingue i racconti di Pratchett, devo però ammettere che mi è sembrato meno ispirato dei precedenti. La trama è comunque divertente: l'Inverno si innamora per la prima volta di un'umana, che per di più è anche una strega e cerca in tutti i modi di conquistarla. La vita per Tiffany, la strega in questione, diventa veramente difficile, soprattutto quando i fiocchi di neve che cadono dal cielo hanno tutti la forma del suo viso e la brina ghiacciata traccia...more

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Nov 15, 2010 Maurizio Codogno rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: humour, fantasy, finished

Tiffany Aching cresce, e compie tredici anni. Da buona preadolescente, si mette immediatamente nei casini, facendo in modo che l'Inverno si innamori di lei, scambiandola per l'Estate. In questo libro a metà tra il Discworld per ragazzi e quello standard, la storia parte piuttosto lentamente, e la prima metà del libro non è nulla di eccezionale. Fortunatamente nella seconda parte ingrana molto bene, e Pratchett, oltre che fare vedere come al solito il mondo in maniera diversa da quella a cui siam...more

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Jan 19, 2009 Linda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy

Wintersmith is the third tale in the story of Tiffany Aching who found, at the age of 9, that she had inherited her grandmother’s legacy as a witch. Tiffany is now almost 13 and it is time for her to learn how to use her special abilities in the world as she finds herself in the house of Miss Treason who will guide her in her lessons. Oh, waily, waily, waily! Tiffany has attracted the attention of the spirit of winter himself and soon finds her likeness being etched in everything from the frost...more

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Dec 26, 2008 Peter rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett

Doubleday
ISBN 978-0-385-60984-5

Tiffany Aching is almost thirteen, she live on Disc World, and is a trainee witch. Tiffany has voices in her head that help her, and us, see what is really going on. She is also frequently surrounded by very small blue men, they are called the Nac Mac Feegles. They have a duty of care over Tiffany, although they would not necessarily express it like that, so when ever she's in trouble they are watching over her and do their best to help. T...more Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett

Doubleday
ISBN 978-0-385-60984-5

Tiffany Aching is almost thirteen, she live on Disc World, and is a trainee witch. Tiffany has voices in her head that help her, and us, see what is really going on. She is also frequently surrounded by very small blue men, they are called the Nac Mac Feegles. They have a duty of care over Tiffany, although they would not necessarily express it like that, so when ever she's in trouble they are watching over her and do their best to help. The Nac Mac Feegles have no fear, except of women, especially angry women, and of course witches. Otherwise they are always up for a fight. They provide the lighter moments in the book, and prevent us from taking the story too seriously. Tiffany is the typical precocious child, and will not do as she's told. She's not bad, quite the reverse, but her sense of independence gets her into trouble. She's looked after by an older witch, who is supposed to be training her. She's taken to see the dance where summer and winter swap as the dominant elemental for the new season. The dance is the Black Morris. -She joins in – always a bad idea, and gets mistaken for the Summer Lady. That's when the trouble starts, the wintersmith falls in love with her, and all sorts of dangerous things begin to happen.

Its Mistress Weatherwax (the hag 'o' hags as the Nac Mac Feegles call her) who's really looking after Tiffany and training her and testing her. She is one of the original characters in Disc World, and appears in many of the books. Here we see a softer side of her, but only just.

Using elements from various mythological stories, new ideas and twists, and of course the setting of disc world itself we have another brilliant story from Terry Pratchett. If you've read any of the Disc World stories, you'll already know what a good story teller Pratchett is. The characters are developed nicely from the previous book in the series, and you have a feeling there is more to come. Which we certainly hope there is.(less)

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Mar 21, 2013 Andy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I continue to love these books and actually think they are better than most of the recent 'mainstream' Discworld books. There's really not much difference between them, aside from maybe length. The characters as just as well drawn, the plot is just as complex, with minimal dumbing down and plenty of humour. Tiffany remains a well developed and intelligent female hero though for me the real joy comes from the older witches. Nanny Ogg returns! That was welcome and it's always a pleasure spending t...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Smcleish rated it 4 of 5 stars

Originally published on my blog here in November 2006.

This is the third of Terry Pratchett's stories about young witch Tiffany Aching, aimed at a younger readership than the main Discworld novels, with which they share a setting and several characters. This time, she interrupts a ritual in the forest in midwinter, and by doing so attracts the romantic attention of the Wintersmith, the elemental being who personifies the season. While it is flattering to have all the snow fall in flakes which sha...more Originally published on my blog here in November 2006.

This is the third of Terry Pratchett's stories about young witch Tiffany Aching, aimed at a younger readership than the main Discworld novels, with which they share a setting and several characters. This time, she interrupts a ritual in the forest in midwinter, and by doing so attracts the romantic attention of the Wintersmith, the elemental being who personifies the season. While it is flattering to have all the snow fall in flakes which shaped like your profile, having giant iceberg statues killing hundreds of sailors is not so enjoyable. And, worst of all, Tiffany accidentally took the place of the Summer Lady in the dance, and the seasons become so messed up that this winter might never end.

The plot is simple, and hardly original (with echoes of the Greek myth of Persephone at the far reaches of its ancestry). But that is not the point. Wintersmith is entertaining, funny and would cheer anyone up, no matter what age they are. There is not as much in it as Pratchett includes in the main Discworld stories, presumably to cater to the younger readers. In particular, there is virtually none of the parodic references to our own culture that are the source of a lot of the humour of the adult novels, and instead something of an emphasis on lessons to be learned while growing up. I found the latter a little too obvious, but then I am about three times the target age. (When I originally reviewed this book, it was ages since I'd read Hogfather and so I'd forgotten the plot enough not to point out that the two novels are in fact very similar.)

As I said, this is the third young adult novel centring on Tiffany Aching, and it gives away some of the plots of the first two, though not too seriously. It would be better to read them in sequence (starting with The Wee Free Men), but not essential. This is a book which would make an ideal Christmas present for a thirteen year old who reads, such as a Harry Potter fan waiting for the final book to appear.(less)

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Feb 07, 2013 Al rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to Tiffany Aching, he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. It will take the young witch's skill and cunning, as well as help from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible Wee Free Men, to survive until Spring. Because if Tiffany doesn't make it to Spring—

—Spring won't come.

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Grade 6 Up–Winter must die, and Summer must sink into the ground; it is all part of the Story, and Tiffany Aching has d

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—Spring won't come.

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Grade 6 Up–Winter must die, and Summer must sink into the ground; it is all part of the Story, and Tiffany Aching has danced into the middle of it. On the last day of autumn, Tiffany travels to the woods to witness the Black Morris, the traditional dance of the gods heralding the arrival of winter. In a moment of heedless excitement, her rollicking feet draw her to the music, and she crashes headlong into the Wintersmith. He is fascinated by the girl and proceeds to court her in his own fashion–all the snowflakes are made in her image and giant Tiffany-shaped icebergs appear in the sea. Meanwhile, Tiffany begins to show characteristics of the goddess Summer–the touch of her bare feet makes things grow. All the attention from the Wintersmith would be quite flattering were it not for the deadly winter that threatens the shepherds of the Chalk. As the situation is very dangerous and death is certain, the Nac Mac Feegles (along with an especially lively cheese named Horace) are directly in the fray protecting their big wee hag along with Annagramma, Granny Weatherwax, Miss Tick, and other favorites from past adventures. All are skillfully characterized; even the Wintersmith elicits sympathy as he joyfully buries the world in snow in his attempt to win Tiffany. Replete with dry and intelligent humor, this latest in the series is sure to delight.–Heather M. Campbell, Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO
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Starred Review Here's the third Discworld story for younger readers in a series that began with The Wee Free Men (2003) and continued in A Hat Full of Sky (2004). Despite a stern warning from Miss Treason, the eccentric witch from whom 13-year-old Tiffany Aching is learning her craft, the girl has gone and danced with the wrong men. Having inserted herself into a dark reverse Morris dance in which summer and winter achieve their seasonal balance, Tiffany has attracted the amorous attentions of the Wintersmith. To express his ardor, he brings his chilly powers to bear, replete with Tiffany-shaped snowflakes burying the world in the rising drifts of his infatuation. While Granny Weatherwax, Miss Perspicacia Tick, and sundry veteran witches work with Tiffany to restrain the Wintersmith's zeal, the Wee Free Men set off to fetch a Hero to assist Tiffany, along the way adopting a cantankerous blue cheese. Add an assortment of junior witches-in-training, and yet another rollicking, clever, and quite charming adventure is brought to readers, who will find themselves delighted again--or for the first time--by Pratchett's exuberant storytelling. Holly Koelling
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Oct 23, 2012 Lazarus rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Terry Pratchett's Wintersmith is best left unread.
Don't get me wrong, I quite like his books as they are quick and easy to read and I often find myself giggling, in and out of context. Wintersmith, however, is not one of those books.

It's about a teenage witch who accidentally enchants winter himself by showing him a bit of leg. Winter being the macho he is tries to impress her back with all sorts of shenanigans. The situation becomes quite critical until it is solved and they all live happily...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Allison Evans added it · review of another edition

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Wintersmith is the one of the adventures of young Tiffany Aching, witch in training. She has inadvertently stepped into the roll of Lady Summer, and danced with the Wintersmith. Now this god of winter has taken a liking to Tiffany. His attempts to learn what it is to be human, and to gain the love of young Tiffany are disastrous. His attentions have brought on winter in her little valley far too soon, and so extremely that her her entire village is at risk of freezing over. She is young and inex...more

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May 07, 2012 Jill Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This author was recommended to me by a friend living in England. We visited her home and her bedroom sported a bookshelf filled with his work. I have clearly got a lot of catching up to do as this was a brilliant read.

Terry has written 36 books in the Discworld Series and I can see why he would never tire of writing about this magical world that is nearly like our own, but isn’t. Discworld is filled with witches and the Wee Free Men with red hair, kilts and swords, who are thoroughly entertainin...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Eustacia Tan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've finished the third book of the Tiffany Aching series! This time, it's a re-read of the first Pratchett Book I ever read - Wintersmith, which is why it holds a special place in my reading memories. Basically, the story starts when Tiffany uncharacteristically joins in the Morris dance, temporarily taking over the role of Summer and attracting the (unwelcome) attentions of Winter.

The book was, as usual, engrossing. In fact, I wonder why this is specifically written for kids. It feels like a...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Shovelmonkey1 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: brain-fluff, fantasy-fantastic

I read this a long time ago, but not as long ago as I read all the preceding Pratchetts. Yes. I love all things Pratchett (mostly) and have accumulated an extensive Pratchett archive since about the age of thirteen. Sadly most of these books have been tucked away in my parents attic for the last twelve years but the wonder of encountering the Discworld has never been forgotten.

I've read all of the Tiffany Aching series, including the Wee Free Men. Thinking back now, I can't really remember a lo...more

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Nov 07, 2011 Sara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, discworld, ya

A perfect autumnal read to get you ready for the winter ahead and make the current weather seem so much warmer.

Confession time: there are several Discworld books that I haven't bothered to read because I didn't think they would interest me. Having now read one of them, because it was given to me for free, I can't imagine why I thought I wouldn't enjoy them. Perhaps it is because they are billed as for young adults and I found The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents to be amusing but not gre...more

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Aug 25, 2011 David Hebblethwaite rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My experience of the later Discworld novels has tended to be that they’re OK, but don’t match up to the best of the series – not in terms of their humour, conception, or the incisiveness with which they treat their themes. Wintersmith continues that trend. This is Pratchett’s fourth YA Discworld novel, and the third to centre on young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. Her predicament n the present book is that, having joined in on impulse with a traditional dance to usher in winter, Tiffany now...more My experience of the later Discworld novels has tended to be that they’re OK, but don’t match up to the best of the series – not in terms of their humour, conception, or the incisiveness with which they treat their themes. Wintersmith continues that trend. This is Pratchett’s fourth YA Discworld novel, and the third to centre on young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. Her predicament n the present book is that, having joined in on impulse with a traditional dance to usher in winter, Tiffany now finds herself the object of the winter elemental’s affections – and winter it will stay if she can’t find a way to get the rightful story back on track.

As the last part of that synopsis may suggest, one of Wintersmith’s main concerns – as so often with Discworld books – is how stories impinge on the way we perceive the world. Pratchett has a story literally affecting the lives and the world in the way that Tiffany has become caught up in the story of the Wintersmith and the Summer Lady; but the theme is also there in the way that, although witchcraft is shown to be more about things like observation than magic per se, it’s important for witches to cultivate an air of mystique, because that’s what the people need their witches to have.

Pratchett’s treatment of this is not uninteresting, but… it doesn’t have the spark of his best work. And the disparate elements of Wintersmith don’t seem to me to come together into a successful whole. The Nac Mac Feegle (the warrior-like fairy folk who have become Tiffany’s ‘protectors’ over the course of the series) feel rather awkwardly inserted into the story; and, despite being the main comic-cut characters, don’t raise much more than the odd smile. Indeed, most of the book doesn’t raise much more than the odd smile, which is a long way from the laugh-out-loud humour of earlier Pratchett works. So, Wintersmith: yes, it’s OK, but… but OK isn’t what made me fall in love with Terry Pratchett’s writing.(less)

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Jul 10, 2011 Lee Battersby rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A competent entry into the Discworld annals without ever hitting the philosophical or humourous heights of the best Pratchett books. It's possible to see the seams in this one, and many moments seem simply rehashes of popular Pratchett tropes-- Horace the Cheese is no more than The Luggage, Roland is strongly reminiscent of Verence II and even Tiffany Aching herself sends out too many echoes of Magrat Garlick and Agnes Nitt to be particularly fresh. The plot is fairly standard innocent-sticks-he...more

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Feb 15, 2011 Micki added it · review of another edition

This was a very interesting book. I got hooked while reading it, but I didn't think a great deal of it after I finished. Pratchett did a good job developing the plot, but it was a little "out there" for me. There were too many creatures introduced. It was hard to keep them separate. There were humans, witches, gods, godesses, elementals, ogres, and feegles. Feegle were little blue guys that had an Irish accent and helped the main character. There were so many names that it was hard to keep them...more

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Oct 28, 2010 Chibineko rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I always try to space out my Terry Pratchett books now that I'm finally catching up to the latest books, so when I saw that the newest Tiffany book would be coming out, I decided it was time. Needless to say, this book once again reaffirmed my love for Pratchett.

Since there's so many reviews out there already, I'm going to skip the description paragraph. If you're a Terry Pratchett & Tiffany Aching fan, you'll know what this book is about. If you aren't aware of either, I really do suggest t...more

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Jul 09, 2010 Sassy_latham rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is once again a brilliant book. It picks up from the hat full of sky.

Tiffany is starting to gain powers and has once again been asigned to a different witch. This witch gives her a chance to watch the dance. Little does tiffany know that there are more perticipants than she can see already dancing. Tiffany sees a place in the dance where the joker is supposed to be. The place is "empty". Joining in the dance, ignoring her witches warnin, she follows her feet and to late does she realis...more

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May 09, 2010 Laurie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

‘Wintersmith’ is the third book about Tiffany Aching, a young witch in training on Discworld. Now 13, she faces an elemental force. Tiffany joined in dancing in the Black Morris dance on the autumn equinox, and for one brief instant, danced with winter. Winter has taken a shine to her, and has come courting. If she doesn’t get the Wintersmith to stop courting her, summer will never come, and the world will freeze to death. She doesn’t have to face him alone, however. She has the aid of several o...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Raigo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Õigupoolest on Pratchetti raamatutega muidugi üks paras jama. Nende hindamine viiepallisüsteemis on kaunis mõttetu, nende (muidugi, sama kehtib veel paljude teistegi kirjandusteoste kohta) puhul peaks olema hindamisskaala kahepunktiline. Meeldib/ei meeldi. Valge/must. Šokolaadikook/keedetud maapirn.

Nii et igatahes tuleb selle raamatu hinne loetletud paaride esimestest pooltest. Nagu vanameistri puhul peaaegu alati, on hüsteeriliselt naljakaid kohti (näiteks dilemma, kas üldse on võimalik elamisv...more

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Mar 03, 2012 Gianne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is perhaps the fourth Pratchett book I've picked up. Yet another delightful read! The charm he injects in the storyline and his characters are irresistible and I have no qualms in revisiting it immediately. Maybe for the chuckles it gives me whenever I read about them Feegles (who are strong, tough and hardy; at the same time, is also caring, quite clueless and fearful of a lady displeased at them... oh waily, waily, waily!). A little bone to pick with this though, is that it felt a little...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: x-2006s, x-series-bk-35, ya-baby-ya, magic-and-sparkles-and-shit, witches-not-bitches, reviewed, girls-rule-boys-drool, send-in-the-roflcopter, labyrinthine

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Terry Pratchett…but his new works just can't hold a candle to the older ones. I suspect that this is because his older books are focused on world building and catching the audience's attention, while the latter books rely more on inside-joke-based slapstick. This trend carries over to the Tiffany Aching miniseries. Tiffany is a young witch with a lot of promise, who is watched over by Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax. Currently, she is serving under a very eccentric wom...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Elevetha Houre rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fantasy-adventure, humor, magic-and-other-magical-substances, original, quirky, 2012

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May 02, 2012 Catherine Thompson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, ya

Tiffany Aching, heroine of The Wee Free Men and A Hatful of Sky, returns for a third adventure. She's thirteen now, and has a new problem: boys. Though the Wintersmith isn't really a boy...

Tiffany made the mistake of taking part in the dance between Summer and Winter, and she came to the notice of the Wintersmith, the embodiment of winter. He wants her to stay with him in eternal winter. But winter can't last forever, and if Tiffany's going to bring spring back, she's going to need Granny Weathe...more

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“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.” — 141 people liked it

“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.” — 131 people liked it

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Wintersmith (Discworld #35)

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