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| author = Terry Pratchett

 

It's been two years since the previous Tiffany Aching book. Tiffany has moved on to study under a new witch - this time Miss Treason, who is ancient (she claims to be 113 years old) and creepy as heck. Miss Treason takes Tiffany to see the Dark Morris, a tradition to welcome the winter. Tiffany, unfortunately, feels compelled to step in and join the dance, attracting the attention of the titular Wintersmith, the embodiment of Winter itself, in the process.

 

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* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Annagramma, though Tiffany is actually quite a bit well more liked and respected. However, [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|she's not all bad]] such as when {{spoiler|she instantly launches a fireball at the Wintersmith when she thinks he's attacking Tiffany.}}

* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]: Horace the cheese.

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Awfully Wee Billy's description of the kelda's dreams:

{{quote|"She saw a green tree growing in a land o' ice! She saw a ring o' iron! She saw a man with a nail in his heart! She saw a plague o' chickens and a cheese that walks like a man!"}}

Time enough to hold a child,

Love enough to break a heart }}

* [[Elemental Powers]]: The Wintersmith {{spoiler|and the Summer Lady}}.

* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Well, surname, anyway: Roland de Chumsfanleigh "(pronounced Chuffley - it's not his fault)".

* [[Evil Uncle]]: [[Distaff Counterpart]] with Roland's aunts.

* [[Faux Horrific]]: There are few things Feegles fear more than such feminine tricks as "the foldin' o' the arms n' the pursin' o' the lips n' the tappin' o' the feets!"

* [[Fallen Princess]]: Annagramma, partially.

* [[Geas]]: Rob Anybody is put under a Geas by his wife Jeannie to protect Tiffany Aching. It becomes a [[Running Gag]] that Daft Wullie keeps thinking Rob means an actual goose.

* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: People keep asking Tiffany questions about Roland that she'd rather not answer.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|[[Papa Wolf|Tiffany's father]] nearly throws ''himself'' onto the bonfire when there's nothing else left to burn, as he's convinced Tiffany and Wentworth will both freeze to death if her frost-to-fire spell fails. Averted by the other Chalk shepherds, who are [[Genre Savvy]] enough to grab him first.}}

* [[How We Got Here]]: The first scene of the story takes place at what is basically thirty pages from the end of the book. However, it's stated that this is more sort of like something that could happen rather than something that absolutely definitely will. {{spoiler|It doesn't turn out quite like it but it mostly does.}}

* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: The Wintersmith becomes more human over time, but it's not really supposed to. Note the 'it.' Thus, it never quite makes it.

* [[Pride]]: Annagramma's biggest failing. Beneath the rather large amount of arrogance/snobbery she's more lost than anything.

* [[Punny Name]]: Annagramma, who is basically the complete opposite of what a witch is supposed to be.

* [[Shout-Out]]: When the Wintersmith possesses a snowman to interrogate to some kids about the rhyme in Ankh-Morpork, one of them asks [[The Snowman|if he's going to take them flying.]] [[Eldritch Abomination|Unsurprisingly, no.]]

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: The Wintersmith.

* [[The Talk]] : Delivered by [[Dirty Old Woman|Nanny Ogg]]. Sort of. Tiffany keeps on expecting it, and eventually bluntly tells Nanny Ogg that having grown up on a farm with a bunch of older sisters she knows about sex already. It turns out Nanny Ogg knows that, and gives her a talk on relationships instead.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: {{spoiler|Roland learns pretty fast once he finds out he's the [[Designated Hero]]. And figures out that his imaginary sword can hurt the creatures of the underworld.}}