Wintersmith
by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2006)
audiobook read by Stephen Briggs (Penguin Random House, 2007)
Tiffany Aching is one of Pratchett’s great characters, and on this occasion also brings out the best in Granny Weatherwax. Miss Treason is a fine one-off. The Nac Mac Feegles add colour. The actual Wintersmith storyline, however, devolves into a muddled non-event.
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2004); audiobook ready by Stephen Briggs (2004)
Tiffany Aching again proves a winning protagonist, her precocious powers stemming from nothing more innate than a clear, logical, inquisitive mind. While the threat feels real, Pratchett has fun with the Nac Mac Feegle. Granny Weatherwax’s character benefits from an outside perspective.