The Wee Free Men
The Wee Free Men is a 1994 witch fiction and fae fiction novel by Terry Pratchett and Paul Kidby. It is set in 1990-. It deals with fairies, witches, Tiffany Aching and powieść fantastyczna angielska.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 31 ratings, and 147 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 51 editions across 8 languages.
It runs to roughly 317 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Wee Free Men
A riotous, wise, and gripping junior Discworld novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning author and acknowledged master of comic fantasy.Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream, a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for the new 'hag'. These are the Nac Mac Feegles, the pictsies, who like nothing better than thievin', fightin' and drinkin'. Then Tiffany's young brother goes missing and Tiffany and the Wee Free Men must join forces to save him from the Queen of the Fairies-
Awards & lists
- 🏆Locus Awards 2004 — Best Young Adult Book (winner)
- ✦Mythopoeic Awards 2004 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Wee Free Men?
The Wee Free Men was written by Terry Pratchett and Paul Kidby and first published in 1994.
What genre is The Wee Free Men?
It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is The Wee Free Men?
The median edition has 317 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Wee Free Men?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Tales of Beedle the Bard, The Magician's Nephew and The Wishing Spell.
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