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The Shepherd's Crown

By Terry Pratchett
Series: Discworld Novels
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The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett is a young adult fantasy novel set in the Discworld universe. It follows a young witch named Tiffany Aching as she takes on new responsibilities and faces a formidable threat to her community. The story combines humour, magic, and a coming-of-age perspective while reflecting on themes of change, legacy, and courage.
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The Shepherd's Crown

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.

Sir Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel, which features the witch Tiffany Aching.

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The Shepherd's Crown is Sir Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel, featuring the witch Tiffany Aching.

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 Shepherd's Crown is the final Discworld novel.

Series: Discworld Novels

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The Shepherd's Crown is celebrated as an extraordinary and fitting conclusion to the Discworld series. It is commended for its humour, fearlessness, and insight, serving as a poignant and joyful farewell from Terry Pratchett. Critics praise it for high-octane enjoyment and as a testament to Pratchett's legendary wit and generosity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780552574471

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Corgi Childrens

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Paul Kidby
  • Illustrated by Paul Kidby
  • Illustrated by Paul Kidby
  • Illustrated by Paul Kidby

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 234g

Pages: 336

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2025 Best Sellers Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Featured Fiction Penguin Books Series: Discworld Novels Terry Pratchett Young Adult

About the Author

Terry Pratchett (Author) Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. www.terrypratchettbooks.com Paul Kidby (Illustrator) Paul Kidby is best known for being the 'artist of choice' for Sir Terry Pratchett. Paul started working with Terry in 1993 and has designed the Discworld book jackets since 2002 following the death of artist Josh Kirby. He has illustrated many Discworld publications including The Art of Discworld, best-selling The Last Hero and the Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium. In 2019 he illustrated Good Omens written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

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