Discworld #41
Terry Pratchett
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Date read: 19 - 27 November 2016
Length: 333 pages
After the death of a certain well known witch, everything sort of falls into the hands of Tiffany Aching. And quite rightly so. Due to her previous experience, she is the only one capable of leading the defence against the fairy invasion. It's more menacing than it sounds. Can Tiffany keep the land protected?
The death was right at the beginning of the story, and it was so abrupt and straight to the point that I was caught off guard a little! I think it's very fitting though, and worked out very well.
It's nice to see Tiffany all grown up. I still think of her as a little pre-teen just learning about the world of magic. And don't forget the Nac Mac Feegle; the most honourable little blue men you will ever meet. No matter what Tiffany goes through, they will be right by her side.
The Shepherd's Crown clearly isn't as finished as the Discworld novels usually are. But despite this I'm very glad it was still published. I think the world needed this story (even though it made the series finish on an odd number) and I took a lot of symbolism from it. Terry Pratchett is Granny Weatherwax and the readers are Tiffany Aching. Of course it's an extremely sad thing that they passed, but magic/the Discworld will continue through Tiffany/the readers.
Well here we are. The last ever Discworld novel. The end of an era. I first picked up a Discworld novel as a teenager; and I remember it was Soul Music. I thought it was amazing, and is still one of my favourites in the series. But after that I didn't read any for a while. Then about 3 and a half years ago, I decided I was going to read all of the Discworld novels, starting with The Colour of Magic and working my way through right until the very end. And that's what I did. I don't regret a single second of it.
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The Wee Librocubicularist
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