Description: Pratchett (Small Gods) has won an ardent following with his tales of Discworld and his particular brand of comedic fantasy. This latest installment, however, is unlikely to widen his readership. It's circle time on the Discworld; portentous round depressions are showing up everywhere, even in bowls of porridge. Worlds are weaving closer to one another, with unpredictable results. Only the three wacky witches, formidable Granny Weatherwax, crusty Nanny Ogg and scatterbrained Magrat Garlick, can ensure that the worst does not happen: the return of the elves. Trouble is, almost everyone else in the kingdom of Lancre is eager to welcome the "lords and ladies" back. They've forgotten that elves are nasty creatures who live only to torture their prey?humans especially. It's a tempting premise, but underdeveloped by Pratchett, who relies too heavily on his trademark humor, veering into the silly and sophomoric, to fuel the early portions of this fantasy. Only in the last third of the novel does he strike a successful balance among action, imagination and comedy. There is much fun to the tale once the smiling, sadistic elves actually appear, befuddling the townfolk with their beauty and illusion. An earlier arrival would have done much to strengthen this uneven novel.

Описание: Юношу по имени Мор нужно куда-то пристроить, потому что ему явно нечем заняться на ферме отца, да и вообще он какой-то не от мира сего. В итоге его нанимают подмастерьем, а наниматель его оказывается самим Смертью.

Description: A man with no eyes. No eyes at all. Two tunnels in his head.... It's not easy being a witch, and it's certainly not all whizzing about on broomsticks, but Tiffany Aching - teen witch - is doing her best. Until something evil wakes up, something that stirs up all the old stories about nasty old witches, so that just wearing a pointy hat suddenly seems a very bad idea. Worse still, this evil ghost from the past is hunting down one witch in particular. He's hunting for Tiffany. And he's found her.... A fabulous Discworld title filled with witches and magic and told in the inimitable Terry Pratchett style, I Shall Wear Midnight is the fourth Discworld title to feature Tiffany and her tiny, fightin', boozin' pixie friends, the Nac Mac Feegle (aka The Wee Free Men).

Description: Als Tiffany Weh, Hexe in Ausbildung und mit 13 Jahren im besten Teenageralter, beim Tanz zur Wintersonnenwende einfach mittanzt, entdeckt der Winterschmied sein Herz für das Mädchen und überschüttet sie fortan mit Aufmerksamkeiten ' vor allem mit Schneeflocken. Wenn es also wieder Frühling werden soll auf der Scheibenwelt, muss Tiffany ihren eisigen Verehrer in die Schranken weisen...