The fourth in some Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.

As the witch from the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of looking after the needy. But someone-or something-is inciting fear, producing dark thoughts and upset murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the bad at its main. Along with the tiny-but-tough Wee Totally free Men, Tiffany encounters a dire challenge, for if she falls, the complete Chalk falls with her . .