She consults with a mentor, acquires supernatural aid, and then overcomes many challenges. The trouble escalates into more numerous and more dangerous creatures, ultimately leading Tiffany to enter the creatures' own world. It takes the form of a supernatural creature in the local river. Our protagonist, Tiffany Aching, is going about life in the rural farming area known as the Chalk, and then she encounters trouble. On the surface, this is a pretty standard fantasy-adventure novel. There is no romance subplot in this story. Her first task is to stop the Queen of the Fairies from invading her world, and also rescue her little brother from the Land of the Faerie.Īnd no, at no point does she meet some handsome and charming fairy boy who is supposed to be her enemy. Tiffany's grandmother used to look after the Chalk, and now it's Tiffany's turn. You see, the Chalk needs a witch to look after it, kind of like a flock of sheep need a shepherd, and the previous witch is several years dead. These are traits that make her a potential witch, and the Chalk needs a new witch. She knows many such useful bits of information because she is observant and willing to re-evaluate her current knowledge and understanding. She carries string because it has many uses on a farm in the Chalk. Buffy never made a habit of carrying string everywhere. One of the reviews compared this book to Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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