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Wintersmith
Sign in to saveWintersmith is a comic fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, set in the Discworld and written with younger readers in mind. It is labelled a "Story of Discworld" to indicate its status as children's or young adult fiction, unlike most of the books in the Discworld series. Published on 21 September 2006, it is the third novel in the series to feature the character of Tiffany Aching. It received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.
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- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- First published
- 2006
- Editions
- 52
- Subjects
- Young adult fiction, humor, Winter, satire, Juvenile Fiction, Fairies, Fiction, Witches
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- Book.name
- Wintersmith
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- Book.caption
- First edition
- Book.author
- Terry Pratchett
- Book.cover_artist
- Paul Kidby
- Book.language
- English
- Book.genre
- Fantasy
- Book.publisher
- Doubleday
- Book.pub_date
- 2006
- Book.pages
- 399
- Book.isbn
- 0-385-60984-1
- Book.preceded_by
- Thud!
- Book.followed_by
- Making Money
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Genre
- fantasy
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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- English language
- title
- Wintersmith
- set in environment
- fictional planet
- form of creative work
- novel
- characters
- Tiffany Aching
- takes place in fictional universe
- Discworld
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Wintersmith is a comic fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, set in the Discworld and written with younger readers in mind. It is labelled a "Story of Discworld" to indicate its status as children's or young adult fiction, unlike most of the books in the Discworld series. Published on 21 September 2006, it is the third novel in the series to feature the character of Tiffany Aching. It received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.
In 2013 folk-rock band Steeleye Span collaborated with Pratchett, a fan of the band, to produce a Wintersmith concept album, released in October 2013.
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