Product Description

'They can tak' oour lives but they cannae tak' oour trousers!' When the Queen of Fairyland steals away Tiffany Aching's young brother, Tiffany has to do something. Helped by the Nac Mac Feegle - the thievin', fightin', stealin' pictsies known as the Wee Free Men - she steps through into another world...This is a terrific adventure set on the Discworld, filled with Terry Pratchett's inimitable wity, style and invention - and this new gift edition includes extra new material to give real added value for fans.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3613 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

From the Inside Flap
There's trouble on the Aching farm - a monster in the river, a headless horseman in the lane and nightmares coming down from the hills. The Tiffany Aching's little brother is stolen away . . .

Tiffany's got to get him back. She has a weapon (a frying pan), her granny's magic book (well, Diseases of the Sheep, actually) and . . .

. . . she's got the Nac Mac Feegle - the fightin', thievin', blue-skinned little pictsies known as the Wee Free Men.

'Ach, stick it up yer trakkans!'
'They can tak' oour lives but they cannae tak' oour trousers!'
'Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nac king! Nae quin! Nae laird!'

This wise, witty, wonderfully inventive adventure set on the Discworld has been a massive bestseller worldwide. Now this sumptuously illustrated edition - the complete text plus some extra new material - brings the whole adventure magnificently to life in glorious full colour.

Unmissable for all fans of Tiffany and the Feegles. Just don't leave it anywhere a Feegle might steal it . . .

From the Back Cover
Terry Pratchett
Carnegie Medal-winning author
The Wee Free Men

About the Author
Terry Pratchett is the acclaimed author of the bestselling Discworld series for adults and, more recently, children and was appointed OBE in 1998. His first Discworld novel for children, THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.

Customer Reviews

Been there, read that and ...
... I'm loving the illustrated version. Even though I keep being told that it's a children's book, yet I have noticed that these people who keep telling me that it's for children not adults are trying to borrow it!

As a Terry Pratchett/Discworld fan I found that I fell for the Nac Mac Feegle and young Tiffany Aching. When I saw there was going to be an illustrated version I ordered it immediately, had the order cancelled by Amazon due to unexpected delay, then reordered it again. I waited so long for it that I was worried when it was finally sent. However I was not let down, it's been beautifully done.

I like one of the other reviewers have now ordered my second copy due to the grubby hands of those who think it is for children only.

As fun and well written as ANY of pTerrys books
I have loved pTerrys books since an extract The Colour Of Magic first appeared in a magazine and I ran out to get a copy, and have read every book of his since. Wee Free Men has all of the sly humour and excellent writing you expect of pTerry and is WELL worth getting despite, or maybe because of, claims it 'also' appeals to younger readers.

Seriously, if you like pTerrys books you will miss out if you avoid the adventures Nac Mac Feegle and their big wee hag! With cast of such favorites as Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and introducing what will hopefully become a new set of repeat characters.

The illustrated version, just as with Eric, is a superb addition to any collection.

Yes i have read it...
Well, i HAVE read this book and in fact have just bought my second copy, the first went missing after lending it to a scottish friend! I think all of Terry Pratchetts books, childrens or older, are brilliant and this definately does not dissapoint. Set on the discworld with some reference to previous characters this book will leave you desperate to buy the two others in the series and you will no doubt find yourself reading them again and again.
So buy it now and laugh your socks off!