Terry Pratchett's books are sometimes a little hard to get into, but in this case it may be my fault. I listened to A HAT FULL OF SKY, the second book in the "Tiffany Aching" series, without reading or listening to the first book. I wasn't confused or lost or anything, but I feel like some things I might have let slide (like the abruptness of the ending) if I had been more invested in the characters and their overall story arch. That being said, I wouldn't be against reading more Tiffany Aching books, but I might be more careful to do so in order in the future. I thought I could get away with it, since I read Night Watch before reading Guards! Guards! and it was a lot of fun to see how the characters I loved in NIGHT WATCH got their start. In the end, maybe it was me, maybe it was this particular story, maybe it was a little of both, but in the end I still enjoyed this book and I will definitely look forward to reading more of the "Discworld" series.