When the local Baron (for whom Tiffany had been caring) dies of poor health, she is accused of murder by his thieving nurse which compounds the fear and suspicions that are circulating about witches. Petty a lesson (rough music) but he flees and, when he sneaks back he begins to spread rumours that Amber has been stolen, rather than saved, by Tiffany. The villagers initially plan on teaching Mr. When Amber Petty, is beaten so badly by her drunken father that she loses her child, Tiffany takes her away to the safety of the Nac Mac Feegles where Jeannie, the Kelda, cares for her and finds that she is a quick study in understanding Feegle. And he's found her.Ī 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’ pictsie friends, the Nac Mac Feegle (aka The Wee Free Men).Tiffany is working as the Chalk's only witch in a climate of growing suspicion and prejudice. Worse still, this evil ghost from the past is hunting down one witch in particular. 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. 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.
(On the other hand, some time passes in Wintersmith, so it’s possible she was older by its end this might explain why some characters in this book say she kissed the Winter about two years earlier.)Īccording to interviews given while it was being written, I Shall Wear Midnight was originally intended by Pratchett to be the final Tiffany Aching book.Ī man with no eyes.
While previously Tiffany aged two years between books (she’s 9 in The Wee Free Men, 11 in A Hat Full of Sky and turns 13 during Wintersmith), in this book she is “nearly sixteen”, a jump of three years. It is also echoed in the track “We Shall Wear Midnight” on the Tiffany Aching-inspired Steeleye Span album Wintersmith, which was released in 2013. It is also a callback to the end of A Hat Full of Sky, regarding the cloak that the hiver bought while possessing her. The title is also a capsule of the thought process of the character Tiffany in regards to her wearing colourful clothing despite being a witch. 1 Despite a superficial similarity, there is no evidence to link the two works. This is the title that most people would recognise, however it is interesting that the correct title for her poem is “Warning”. The title is loosely based upon the poem “When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” by Jenny Joseph. I Shall Wear Midnight is the fourth Tiffany Aching novel, published September 2, 2010.
All data relates to the first UK edition.
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