The next in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.

Something is approaching after Tiffany . .

Tiffany Aching is preparing to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic-not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there should be more to witchcraft than this!

What Tiffany doesn’t know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the globe) nor the brutal, six-inch-high Wee Free Males can protect her. In the long run, it will require all of Tiffany’s inner strength to save lots of herself . . . if it can be done at all.