A HAT FULL OF SKY By Terry Pratchett

Published : 2004
Pages : 350
Overall Mark : 8/10

Tiffany Aching has left home is now preparing to become a fully fledged witch with her new teacher, Miss Level, who is fortunate enough to possess two bodies, but upon arriving at Miss Level’s cottage Tiffany starts to sense a strange presence which lurks in her room, tidying up after her. When she is then possessed by a creature called a Hiver, the Nac Mac Feegle return, with the help of Mistress Weatherwax, to try and rid Tiffany of the invasive presence which allows Tiffany to act without conscience and do things she wouldn’t ordinarily do, such as kill!

This follow up to Pratchett’s 2003 novel The Wee Free Men is every bit as good, with the characters having actually progressed and grown over the two year gap in narration. Pratchett is in no way slowing down as he gets older, and in many cases his books are going from strength to strength, with this one – though primarily aimed at children – showing he is not growing short of ideas.