By Sir Terry Pratchett

 Now we reach the end of this road. This is the last book that Sir Terry Pratchett ever wrote. I was still in university and had called home when I was told he had died. As much as I miss him and wish that he were still writing, he is gone from this world, and he left it better than he found it.

 Next week we are going to Hertfordshire and will be looking at Pride and Prejudice.

“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 the 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…”

 This book hit me in the feels in the second chapter, and then it expected me to keep reading. And in the end, it was an enjoyable read. I wish there were more to it, but I do appreciate what it is.

 Before we get onto the new book, there are two things I would like to talk about in the last few chapters of I Shall Wear Midnight.

 Firstly, the way Tiffany deals with the Cunning Man. In the last two books, Tiffany, when facing her enemy, will sympathise with them. She gives the Hiver mercy and helps him pass on; she melts the Wintersmith with a kiss. She does no such thing with the Cunning Man, she gives no such care and lets him burn.

 Secondly, the changes that Roland, the new Baron, does. Mainly, the inclusion of actual teaching for everyone on the Chalk, it is fascinating that the best way to change things in the world is to teach people properly.

 OK, I have 3 thoughts about The Shepherd’s Crown.

 Firstly, there is Geoffrey.  As I mentioned in the last review, the first book that included Granny Weatherwax is  Equal Rites. It involves a girl who was given a wizard staff at birth and now, in this book we have a boy who has no interest in masculine things and wants to be a witch. I find that whether it was on purpose, the fact that the first and last books with Granny Weatherwax in them looks at the intersection between gender and magic. Also, it is an interesting note that Geoffrey’s ability is that he can bring peace to so many conflicts.

 Secondly, this book calls back to both the Wee Free Men and Lords and Ladies, which we will be looking at later in the year. Those who have read both of them will see the call backs. In the Wee Free Men, Tiffany asks the Queen who will speak up for you and in the end, Tiffany speaks for her, insisting that elves can change and become something more than they already are. They need to, otherwise they will be outgrown by the world.

Thirdly, we have Granny Weatherwax. There is no one on the Disc whose death would have caused such ripples in the world as Granny Weatherwax. If Sam Vimes, Vetinari or Mustrum Ridcully died, there would be sorrow and a fight for their replacement, but that would be it. The death of Granny Weatherwax hits the world hard. In all this series, we see the death of two witches, but the main difference between them is Miss Treason tells everyone she is dying. People only find out that Granny Weatherwax is gone after she has already left. It feels like she does not want any of the drama.

As much as I wish that there was much more to read, all I can say is thank you, Sir Terry Pratchett, for everything.

And to my dear readers.

Happy reading to all, and to all a good night.