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The Shepherd's Crown

  • Imprint: Doubleday Childrens

  • ISBN: 9780857535498

  • Length: 336  Pages

  • Dimensions: 204mm x 31mm x 138mm

  • Weight: 418g

  • RRP: £12.99

The Shepherd's Crown

A SHIVERING OF WORLDS

Deep in the chalk, something is stirring. Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots – an old enemy is gathering strength.

This is a time of endings and beginnings, a blurring of edges.

Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land, her land.

There will be a reckoning . . .

‘Extraordinary’
Daily Telegraph

  • Imprint: Doubleday Childrens

  • ISBN: 9780857535498

  • Length: 336  Pages

  • Dimensions: 204mm x 31mm x 138mm

  • Weight: 418g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • "This isn’t just a great Discworld book, it’s extraordinary . . . A magnificent sign-off."

    Kat Brown, Daily Telegraph

  • "From the shadow of dementia, a brilliant novel shines: Terry Pratchett's last book is a funny, fearless farewell . . . This is a book worth reading twice in quick succession."

    Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

  • "A joyful sign-off from a master of fantasy fiction . . . High-octane literary enjoyment."

    Nicholas Tucker, Independent

  • "Terry Pratchett was never so witty, direct and generous as in this, his final Discworld novel."

    Amanda Craig, Guardian

  • "The Shepherd’s Crown is a sometimes sad, often funny and eminently suitable testament to the life and career of Terry Pratchett."

    David Barnett, Independent

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About the Author

Terry Pratchett

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.

Terry Pratchett

Paul Kidby

Biography for Stephen Briggs Terry Pratchett is fifty and lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire, where he answers letters in a desperate attempt to find time to write. He used to grow carnivorous plants but now they've taken over the greenhouse and he avoids going in. He feels it may be time to get a life, since apparently they're terribly useful. Carpe Jugulum is the twenty-third novel in his phenomenally successful Discworld series. Biography for Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. His first Discworld novel for children, THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal. Biography for Paul Kidby Paul Kidby is thirty-four and lives behind an easel in Somerset. 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.

Paul Kidby

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