The older witches offer to help her, but Tiffany turns them down. Of course, she doesn't stay there for long-she meddles with the best of them, and soon she is hunting the creature that's spreading the hatred of witches. But everyone is acting funny, and Tiffany winds up in Roland's dungeon with the goats. While in the city, Tiffany compares notes with the proprietor of a famous shop that sells witch supplies as well as with an even more mysterious mentor before she sets off for home, having delivered her message to the baron's son. One of them even finds himself bonding with those little blue men! Tiffany and crew also run into some of Pratchett's best Ankh Morpork characters from his other Discworld books. The Nac Mac Feegle come along and create havoc, which is just what they're supposed to do. Tiffany travels to the great, dirty city of Ankh Morpork to find the baron's heir, Roland, with whom Tiffany once had something resembling a romance. So yeah, trouble is brewing, and things only get worse when the baron dies. Because people don't always react the way you think they should, and it doesn't help that there's an evil semi-supernatural entity going around playing on people's fear of witches. She takes her work very seriously, so much so that she sometimes misses certain cues.
Tiffany is now officially the witch of the chalk country, and she thinks she understands what that means. Of course, they're determined to look after Tiffany while they're at it. For one thing, you'll already be familiar with Tiffany's sidekicks, the Nac Mac Feegle, those miniscule blue guys in kilts who are endlessly spoiling for a fight, preferably combined with a drink. You'll enjoy this one a lot more if you have. I do hope you've already read the first three books about young witch Tiffany Aching: The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith. (Warning: Largely thematic spoilers ahead!) Okay, I'll try to write a real review instead of just jumping up and down screeching, "I got an ARC of the new Terry Pratchett book!" Or rather, now that I've done that and breathed into a paper bag and all, I think I can be mature enough to share some actual thoughts with you.
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