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Discworld volume 34
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"Start with Douglas Adams's comic science fiction (A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and J.R.R. Tolkien's alternative worlds, mix in James Ellroy's gritty realism and Jonathan Swift's unflinching satire and, if you're lucky, you'll get something like Terry Pratchett's Thud!" —Wall Street Journal
City Watch Commander Sam Vimes must solve the murder of a prominent dwarf or watch as Discworld is plunged into
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Discworld volume 3
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A dying wizard tries to pass his staff on to the eighth son of an eighth son. When it is revealed that the he is a girl named Esk, the news of the female wizard sends the citizens of Discworld into a tail-spin.
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Discworld volume 24
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Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there were. So where is it? ...When duty calls. Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary answers. Even when he doesn't want to. He's been "invited" to attend a royal function as both detective and diplomat. The one role he relishes; the other requires, well, ruby tights. Of course where cops (even those clad in...
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Discworld volume 8
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Welcome to Guards! Guards!, the eighth book in Terry Pratchett's legendary Discworld series. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ('noble dragon' for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned King (it is a noble dragon, after all...). How did it get there? How...
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Discworld volume 29
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Duke-detective Sam Vimes is accidentally transported thirty years back in time, where, finding his old mentor dead, he is forced to train his younger self to be a policeman; and where he tries to prevent a bloody revolt in order to save the lives of his friends.
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Discworld volume 2
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The side-splitting sequel to The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic by New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett takes readers on another offbeat journey with bumbling wizard Rincewind and hapless tourist Twoflower--both last seen falling off the edge of Discworld. The fate of Pratchett?s alternative fantasy macrocosm are in the bumbling duo's hands as it hurtles its way toward a foreboding red star, threatening the fate of the entire...
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Discworld volume 19
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As autumn comes to Ankh-Morpork, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes and the City Watch have to track down a murderer who can't be seen.
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Discworld volume 1
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Overview: The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins-with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.