Wintersmith

surrounding her. She was smiling at him, and his sons were staring at their father in silent astonishment. One day, Rob thought, they’ll be able to walk up to even the longest words and give them a good kicking. Not even commas and those tricksie semicolonses will stop them!
    He had to be a hero.
    “Ah’m feelin’ guid about this readin’,” said Rob Anybody. “Bring it on!”
    And he read Principles of Modern Accountancy all morning, but just to make it interesting, he put lots of dragons in it.

Author’s Note
    T he Morris dance…
    …is traditionally danced on May 1, to welcome in the summer. Its history is a bit confused, possibly because it’s often danced near pubs, but it is now the English folk dance. The dancers usually wear white, and have bells sewn on their clothes. It is danced by both men and women, and is certainly now danced in the United States too.
    I know this because I saw the Dark Morris danced in a bookshop in Chicago some years ago.
    I’d invented the Dark Morris for another book called Reaper Man (at least I think I invented it), and a Morris team (officially known as a side) turned up in all black, just for me. They danced it in silence and perfect time, without the music and bells of the “summer” dance.
    It was beautifully done. But it was also a bit creepy. So it might not be a good idea to try it at home….

About the Author
    T ERRY P RATCHETT is one of the world’s most popular writers. His first short story was published when he was 13, and his first book was published when he was 23. Mr. Pratchett’s novels have been translated into over two dozen languages, and have sold more than 45 million copies. He received Britain’s highest honor for a children’s book, the Carnegie Medal, for THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS .

    Mr. Pratchett has one grown daughter and lives in England with his wife and several cats.
    www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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ALSO BY TERRY PRATCHETT
    The Carpet People
    The Dark Side of the Sun
    Strata
    T HE B ROMELIAD T RILOGY :
    Truckers
    Diggers
    Wings
    T HE J OHNNY M AXWELL T RILOGY :
    Only You Can Save Mankind
    Johnny and the Dead
    Johnny and the Bomb
    The Unadulterated Cat ( illustrated by Gray Jolliffe )
    Good Omens ( with Neil Gaiman )

T HE D ISCWORLD S ERIES
    The Color of Magic
    The Light Fantastic
    Equal Rites
    Mort
    Sourcery
    Wyrd Sisters
    Pyramids
    Guards! Guards!
    Eric
    Moving Pictures
    Reaper Man
    Witches Abroad
    Small Gods
    Lords and Ladies
    Men at Arms
    Soul Music
    Feet of Clay
    Interesting Times
    Maskerade
    Hogfather
    Jingo
    The Last Continent
    Carpe Jugulum
    The Fifth Elephant
    The Truth
    Thief of Time
    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
    Night Watch
    The Wee Free Men
    Monstrous Regiment
    A Hat Full of Sky
    Going Postal
    Thud!
    Where’s My Cow?
( illustrated by Melvyn Grant )
    The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable
( illustrated by Paul Kidby )
    The Art of Discworld
( illustrated by Paul Kidby )

Credits
    Jacket art © 2006 by Bill Mayer
    Jacket design by Christopher Stengel

Copyright
    Wintersmith
Copyright © 2006 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
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    Mobipocket Reader September 2006 ISBN 0-06-128577-3
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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
    Pratchett, Terry.
      Wintersmith / Terry Pratchett.—1st ed.
          p. cm.
     Summary: When witch-in-training Tiffany Aching accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons and awakens the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter, she requires the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons aright.
    ISBN-10: 0-06-089031-2 (trade)—ISBN-13: 978-0-06-089031-5 (trade)
    ISBN-10: 0-06-089032-0 (lib. bdg.)—ISBN-13: 978-0-06-089032-2 (lib. bdg.)
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