| Two years on from the events in Wee Free Men, Tiffany Aching is ready for her witch training. With uncomfortable new boots on her feet, and her First, Second and Third Thoughts in her head she leaves her home on The Chalk to be apprenticed to a Miss Level in the mountains, a witch who has more than a split personality. Tiffany has some all-too-familiar growing up problems, like run-ins with other young witches-to-be. But she is also about to have have a big problem: the aeons-old entity that's waiting to take over her brain (and has done so to countless other brains before).
Tiffany has the help of the greatest witch in the land, Mistress Weatherwax. More dubiously, though, she's also being protected by the Nac Mac Feegle, the 6" tall, blue-skinned, red-haired, all-drinking, all-fighting all-cattle-rustling wee folk (aka Pictsies). | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - a powerful magician Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a kid Main Adversary Identity: - An "It". Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can fly - Invisibility How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Genius (really!) Setting Terrain A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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