Wintersmith by Terry PratchettMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tiffany Aching has moved on from the Witch Miss Level and is now training with Miss Treason who runs her steading in a very different manner than Tiffany is used to, skulls and other forms of "boffo" play their parts. One night Miss Treason takes Tiffany into the woods to witness a "dance" and Tiff is unable to prevent herself from joining in and within the spectacle she "meets" someone or something. Thus the world changes but it takes a while for people to notice, snowflakes in the shape of Tiffany are a dead give away and a very hard and long winter is another as the young witch finds herself dealing with elementals and gods while making sure her people and just as importantly the flocks are kept safe. Tiffany also gets to know Nanny Og during this time of her life and yes it was very good for her, no one even Granny herself can be truly themselves without a little nudge or help as it turns out.
Wintersmith once again delivers with the next stage in the life of Tiffany Aching and it would be easy to assume this was blatant audience manipulation (YA media was profitable) but the fact that I find this so entertaining proves just how good Terry was at writing great characters and creating epic adventures for them.
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