A Hat Full of Sky

320 pages

English language

Published Nov. 21, 2005

ISBN:
978-0-552-55144-1
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Something is coming after Tiffany ...Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic -- not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this!What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself ... if it can be done at all.A Story of Discworld

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reviewed A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #32)

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It seems I simply can't pick up a Discworld book without finishing it within three days or less.

The Tiffany books were my introduction to Discworld, and they, and the witches in general, are really still my favorites. I don't think I've ever experienced that elusive sense of being represented in fiction as strongly as when I read about Tiffany Aching mispronouncing words because she'd only ever saw them written down. More than that, I admire her (and Mistress Weatherwax). She's responsible and practical and decisive, all virtues that, in my opinion, don't get enough attention in fiction. Probably because authors don't naturally tend to be the practical sort.

I'm continually amazed by how well Pratchett writes women, even the clique-y, bizarre internal politics of tween girl friendships ring true. (If you weren't a Petulia or Anagramma, you've met them.)
Warm, insightful, incredibly funny... It's a Pratchett-book, what …

Review of 'Un chapeau de ciel' on 'Goodreads'

je crois que je suis de plus en plus fan des aventures de Tiphaine Patraque. Le premier tome, qui nous la montrait déterminée à ramener son petit frère du pays des fées, était déja pas mal. Mais là, la voir partir dans les montagnes pour y faire son apprentissage de sorcière, c'est prodigieux.
Prodigieux parce qu'encore une fois, [a:Pratchett|1654|Terry Pratchett|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1235562205p2/1654.jpg] sait dynamiter avec talent tous les poncifs du genre pour en extraire la substantifique moëlle.
Ainsi, lors de sa première rencontre avec l'étrange (sous la forme d'une sorcière à deux corps vivant avec un esprit rangeur), Tiphaine n'est pas simplement ébahie (comme un [b:Harry Potter|3|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)|J.K. Rowling|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343118752s/3.jpg|4640799] le serait, par exemple). Non, elle pose des questions. Et des questions intelligentes qui plus est ! Enfin, pas juste intelligentes, mais réellement profondes - du moins c'est l'impression que ça m'a donné.
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