I have just finished reading the third and final (so far) book in the Tiffany Aching Adventures, which is entitled Wintersmith. I can't praise this novel, or the other Tiffany Aching Adventures, Wee Free Men, and Hat Full of Sky enough. They are fantastic!
This trilogy is presented as juvenile fiction, and, while there is nothing wrong with reading juvie fiction (I find novels that I enjoy all the time in juvie section) presenting books as such can often give the impression that they aren't worth the time of adults. While the main character, Tiffany, is a child when the first book starts, and a teenager by the end, the books are great reads for adults and the humor could possibly be lost on younger readers, especially those that aren't familiar with British humor.
All of Pratchett's work is satire at its best; he is British, so if you don't like British humor, these may not be the books for you.
Also, when foraying into Discworld for the first time, you need to be careful about what you read first. Starting with the wrong book could turn you off of the entire series, and that would be a shame. Don't try to read the books in order. I recommend Hogfather for a first experience, or Reaper Man, as it focuses on Death, one of Pratchett's best characters.
I don't want to give too much away regarding Tiffany's adventures. However, I think that it suffices to tell you that, accompanying her on her adventures, are the Nac Mac Feegles, also known as the Wee Free Men. They are small blue men, pictsies, to be exact. And no, that isn't a spelling error. They aren't pixies, but pictsies, little blue men in kilts that would rather be fighting or drinking than anything else.
Happy reading!
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