Stop Feegling Around! (original) (raw)

I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett – This is the fourth book in the Tiffany Aching series, which is billed as young adult. With Pratchett, I think that means it has chapters, a young protagonist, and darker themes than his other work. This time, Tiffany has to deal with the death of the local baron and the impending nuptials of the new baron, who just happens to have been her childhood sweetheart. As if this weren’t bad enough, she’s also being chased by the Cunning Man, a ghost who spreads fear and hatred of witches. The Nac Mac Feegle, those tiny drunken warriors who speak in a Scottish brogue, are back as well.

There are also some references to the main Discworld series, suggesting that Terry doesn’t really see these young adult books as separate from the others. Not only do Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Vimes, Carrot, and Angua all appear; but we also find out what happened to Eskarina Smith from Equal Rites, and Wee Mad Arthur learns of his Feegle heritage By the way, is this the first mention of Wee Mad Arthur being in the Watch? I know he was an exterminator in Feet of Clay, but I think Sergeant Colon might have deputized him? I can’t remember for sure. We do have the precedent of Detritus and Reg Shoe being established characters before becoming policemen, I suppose. Anyway, seeing these old characters again was fun. Now Terry just needs to tell us about the more recent experiences of Conina, Pteppic, and Victor Tugelbend.

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