As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous
work of caring for the needy.

But someone - or something - is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and
angry murmurs against witches.

Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root. Aided by the
tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a dire challenge, for if she falls, the
whole Chalk falls with her...