"A great Pratchett strength is the sense that if the jokes were dropped there would still be a good, engaging fantasy thriller here." The Independent "Fantastically inventive and humorous fantasy adventure. Fans will be sky high." The Sunday Times "Pratchett's ear for dialogue is superb ... His deep feeling for landscape, animals, kindness and courage make his adventures deeply satisfying as well as clever." -- Amanda Craig The Times "Oodles of dry wit, imagination and shrewdly observed characters... As always, Pratchett is effortlessly amusing." Independent On Sunday "This is a typically sharp and humorous sequel to the Wee Free Men" Norwich Evening News

Terry Pratchett (Author) Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. terrypratchett.co.ukPaul Kidby (Illustrator) Paul Kidby is thirty-four and lives behind an easel in Dorset. He is best-known for his illustrations of Discworld and its inhabitants in The Pratchett Portfolio, The Discworld Diaries, The Tourist Guide to Lancre and his prints and greeting cards.