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Zusatztext "At once touchingly poignant and uproariously hilarious! this novel is a splendid goodbye to a batch of characters who will be missed by readers who still must admit that! with this fourth volume! their stories have been well and thoroughly told"- Informationen zum Autor Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. Klappentext It starts with whispers. Then someone picks up a stone. Finally! the fires begin. When people turn on witches! the innocents suffer. . . . Tiffany Aching has spent years studying with senior witches! and now she is on her own. As the witch of the Chalk! she performs the bits of witchcraft that aren’t sparkly! aren’t fun! don’t involve any kind of wand! and that people seldom ever hear about: She does the unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is igniting fear! inculcating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Aided by her tiny blue allies! the Wee Free Men! Tiffany must find the source of this unrest and defeat the evil at its root—before it takes her life. Because if Tiffany falls! the whole Chalk falls withher. Chilling drama combines with laughout-loud humor and searing insight as beloved and bestselling author Terry Pratchett tells the high-stakes story of a young witch who stands in the gap between good and evil. Zusammenfassung The fourth in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. As the witch of the Chalk! Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is inciting fear! generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root. Aided by the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men! Tiffany faces a dire challenge! for if she falls! the whole Chalk falls with her. . . . ...
