A real witch can ride a broomstick, cast spells and make a proper shamble out of anything Eleven-year-old Tiffany Aching can't A real witch never casually steps out of her body, leaving it empty Tiffany does And there's something just waiting for a handy body to take over Something ancient and horrible which can't die Now she's got to fight back and learn to be a real witch quickly, with the help of arch-witch Mistress Weatherwax and the truly amazing Miss Level