Booklog 82/2025: Terry Pratchett: Wintersmith – Tiffany Aching #3 – Audiobook

[jacey]

Audiobook read by Indira Varma

I read this when it first came out, but this is a revisit via Audible. First of all, the reading is excellent. Indira Varma's pacing is pretty well perfect, and Bill Nighy reads the footnotes. It all started when fledgeling witch, Tiffany Aching, allowed her feet to dance with the Wintersmith one fateful night, and captured his frozen elemental heart. From that moment the Wintersmith sought Tiffany, intending her to be his bride, but first he has to make himself into a man - using ingredients from a children's rhyme. In the meantime Tiffany continues to learn witchcraft from elder witches in Lancre, far away from her home territory (the Chalk). We meet Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg again, and Granny has a plan, though it's not obvious to Tiffany, who has to work out how to defeat the Wintersmith herself. The Feegles are everywhere, especially good when trying to turn Roland (Tiffany's 'friend') into a hero to rescue the Lady of Summer. Oh, yes, and there's a sentient cheese.

Comments

[cmcmck]

This is one of my favourites of his- I guess anyone who know their folklore will enjoy it.

Horace! :o)

[heleninwales]

I think the Tiffany Aching series is some of Pratchett's best writing.

[jacey]

Terry knew his folklore!