Jonathan Teatime (who insists that his name is pronounced teh-ah-tim-eh and not like the afternoon meal), a young, dangerously talented assassin whose particular brand of insane genius makes him an ideal candidate for the assassination of the Hogfather and other anthropomorphic personifications. The Auditors meet with Lord Downey, head of the Assassin's Guild, and commission the services of Mr. Meanwhile, the Auditors of Reality decide to eliminate the Hogfather because he does not fit into their ordered view of the universe - the first step in eliminating the belief in all anthropomorphic personifications the Soul Cake Duck, the Tooth Fairy and ultimately Death. Death's granddaughter, Susan Sto Helit has found work as a governess in the Gaiter household, where her ability to see bogeymen and defeat them with a fire poker comes in extremely useful. The story begins in the evening before Hogswatch, the Discworld counterpart of Christmas.
As Pratchett says elsewhere, fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind it doesn't take you anywhere, but it tones up muscles that might. The book is about the nature of belief, in particular that people need to believe in small fantasies, such as Hogfathers and Tooth Fairies, in order to believe in larger ones, such as justice and hope.
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