The Wee Free Men

Informationen zum Autor Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 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 for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any . www.terrypratchettbooks.com Klappentext A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality . . . Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle - aka the Wee Free Men - a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men. Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself . . . THE FIRST BOOK IN THE TIFFANY ACHING SEQUENCE "Hilarious, brilliantly constructed and shot through with an edginess to balance the laughs." -- "SFX Magazine" "Ethically challenging, beautifully orchestrated, philosophically opposed to the usual plot fixes of fantasy." -- "Guardian" "A passion for language, wordplay and puns bursts from the pages." -- "Daily Telegraph" Zusammenfassung Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle – aka the Wee Free Men – a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men. Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Terry Pratchett
• Con la collaborazione di: Laura Ellen Anderson (Illustrazione), Paul Kidby (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Corgi
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.04.2004
• EAN: 9780552549059
• ISBN: 978-0-552-54905-9
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Discworld Novel; Discworld Novels; Discworld Novels
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Adventure fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Comic (humorous) fantasy, Satirical fiction and parodies