Tiffany Aching's brother had just been stolen by the Fairy Queen and she supposes she should really get him back. She has a frying pan, a book on sheep diseases and the Nac Mac Feegle, a race of blue pixies that were thrown out of fairyland for being drunk and disorderly.

OMG - you can't help but love the Nac Mac Feegle. If I could have any fairies living at the bottom of the garden, I think I want it to be these. They're a great edition to the Discworld and almost, but not quite, have usurped Death as my favourite characters.

As usual, Pratchett uses his blend of wit and comedic timing to teach us to observe and really think about the world around us - the Queen might look impressive, but a bit of common sense can get you out of her traps. The twist on Fairyland was brilliant, although I wish we'd learnt exactly what the Wee Free Men had done to get kicked out.

Another brilliant novel.