''Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch'' is a guide to witchcraft written from the in-world perspective of

Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a fl ...

character Tiffany Aching, with annotations from other characters from the Discworld novels including the witches

Granny Weatherwax Esmerelda "Esme" Weatherwax (also Granny Weatherwax or Mistress Weatherwax) is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. She is a witch and member of the Lancre coven. She is the self-appointed guardian of her small co ...

and

Nanny Ogg Gytha Ogg (usually called Nanny Ogg) is a character from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. She is a Witches (Discworld), witch and a member of the Lancre Coven. Gytha is known for her practical approach to magic and her no-nonsense attitud ...

Background

''Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch'' was written by

Rhianna Pratchett Rhianna Pratchett (born 30 December 1976) is an English video game writer and journalist. She has worked on ''Heavenly Sword'' (2007), ''Overlord (2007 video game), Overlord'' (2007), ''Mirror's Edge'' (2008) and ''Tomb Raider (2013 video game) ...

, daughter of Discworld creator

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...

, and Gabrielle Kent, a children’s book author. It was illustrated by long-time official Discworld artist

Paul Kidby Paul Kidby (born 1964) is an English artist, best known for his art based on Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series of fantasy novels. Kidby has created the sleeve covers since Pratchett's original illustrator, Josh Kirby, died in 2001.Alison Floo ...

. It is notably Rhianna’s first published Discworld work; she had previously written many things behind the scenes, including a screenplay for an adaptation of ''

The Wee Free Men ''The Wee Free Men'' is a 2003 comic fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, which takes place in his Discworld setting. It is labelled a "Story of Discworld" to indicate its status as children's or young adult fiction, unlike most of ...

'' completed in 2014 that remains unproduced. The book was published to celebrate twenty years of the character of Tiffany Aching, who first appeared in the 2003 Discworld novel ''

''. It is the first Discworld book to take place after the final novel in the series, ''

The Shepherd's Crown ''The Shepherd's Crown'' is a comic fantasy novel, the last book written by Terry Pratchett before his death in March 2015. It is the 41st novel in the ''Discworld'' series, and the fifth based on the character Tiffany Aching. It was published i ...

'', though the fictional manuscript was mostly written before the events of that book, allowing a deceased character to be present. ''Tiffany Aching’s Guide'' was announced on 12 May, 2023 via social media. Originally scheduled for 26 October, its release was delayed by Typhoon Saola, and it was eventually published on 9 November, 2023. It was launched with an event at the British Library as part of the exhibition Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination on 27 October. Like other Discworld tie-ins including ''

Nanny Ogg's Cookbook ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a f ...

'', it is presented as though published in the fictional city of

Ankh-Morpork Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state that is the setting for many Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Overview Pratchett describes Ankh-Morpork as the biggest city in Discworld and its corrupt mercantile capital. In '' The Art of Discwo ...

. It makes reference to many characters and events from throughout the Discworld novels, though primarily from the Witches and Tiffany sub-series.

External links

Publisher’s website
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Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch
' at the Discworld & Terry Pratchett wiki

References

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