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The Shepherd’s Crown

Discworld Novels (Book 41)

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A SHIVERING OF WORLDS

Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength.

This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad.

As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land.

There will be a reckoning . . .

THE FINAL DISCWORLD NOVEL. Narrated by Tony Robinson.

Critics Review

This isn’t just a great Discworld book, it’s extraordinary . . . A magnificent sign-off.
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.
Daily Mail
A joyful sign-off from a master of fantasy fiction . . . High-octane literary enjoyment.
Independent
Terry Pratchett was never so witty, direct and generous as in this, his final Discworld novel.
Guardian
The Shepherd’s Crown is a sometimes sad, often funny and eminently suitable testament to the life and career of Terry Pratchett.
Independent
A crowning achievement for Terry Pratchett and his Discworld . . . This is a book for all ages, the tour de force of one of the English language’s greatest authors, who, in the midst of encroaching darkness and facing so many terrors of his own, has contrived to astound us one last time with his craft.
The Conversation
This final book stands among the very best of [Pratchett's] work . . . An exceptionally crafted finale from one of the greats
School Library Journal (starred review)
Pratchett's final work is a tour de force of compassion, great wit, and gleeful storytelling.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A worthy crown to Terry Pratchett’s phenomenal artistic achievement.
Washington Post
The last Discworld offering is a poignant farewell, both to Pratchett's readership and to his extraordinary world.
Metro
Author Terry Pratchett, illustrated by Paul Kidby
Narrator Tony Robinson
Series Discworld Novels
Duration 4 hours and 42 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781448197200
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Genre Adventure fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Comic (humorous) fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Satirical fiction and parodies
Availability AU, GB, IE

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