Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)

EDITORIAL REVIEW: It's murder in Discworld! -- which ordinarily is no big deal. But what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the unusual deaths of three elderly Ankh-Morporkians do not bear the clean, efficient marks of the Assassins' Guild. An apparent lack of any motive is also quite troubling. All Vimes has are some tracks of white clay and more of those bothersome "clue" things that only serve to muck up an investigation. The anger of a fearful populace is already being dangerously channeled toward the city's small community of golems -- the mindless, absurdly industrious creatures of baked clay who can occasionally be found toiling in the city's factories. And certain highly placed personages are using the unrest as an excuse to resurrect a monarchy -- which would be bad enough even if the "king" they were grooming wasn't as empty-headed as your typical animated pottery. EDITORIAL REVIEW: It's murder in Discworld! -- which ordinarily is no big deal. But what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the unusual deaths of three elderly Ankh-Morporkians do not bear the clean, efficient marks of the Assassins' Guild. An apparent lack of any motive is also quite troubling. All Vimes has are some tracks of white clay and more of those bothersome "clue" things that only serve to muck up an investigation. The anger of a fearful populace is already being dangerously channeled toward the city's small community of golems -- the mindless, absurdly industrious creatures of baked clay who can occasionally be found toiling in the city's factories. And certain highly placed personages are using the unrest as an excuse to resurrect a monarchy -- which would be bad enough even if the "king" they were grooming wasn't as empty-headed as your typical animated pottery. Fiction,General,Science Fiction,Humorous fiction,Fantasy,Fantasy fiction,Science Fiction - General,Fiction - Fantasy,Fantastic fiction,Fantasy - Series,Fantasy:Humour,Discworld (Imaginary place)

it's Murder In Discworld! — Which Ordinarily Is No Big Deal. But What Bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes Is That The Unusual Deaths Of Three Elderly Ankh-morporkians Do Not Bear The Clean, Efficient Marks Of The Assassins' Guild. An Apparent Lack Of Any Motive Is Also Quite Troubling. All Vimes Has Are Some Tracks Of White Clay And More Of Those Bothersome Clue Things That Only Serve To Muck Up An Investigation. The Anger Of A Fearful Populace Is Already Being Dangerously Channeled Toward The City's Small Community Of Golems — The Mindless, Absurdly Industrious Creatures Of Baked Clay Who Can Occasionally Be Found Toiling In The City's Factories. And Certain Highly Placed Personages Are Using The Unrest As An Excuse To Resurrect A Monarchy — Which Would Be Bad Enough Even If The King They Were Grooming Wasn't As Empty-headed As Your Typical Animated Pottery.

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this Seventeenth Book In Pratchett's Discworld Series Is Aptly Titled Feet Of Clay In That An Important Character In The Story Is A Golem Named Dorfl. Golems Are Not Exactly Alive, But Malleable Individuals Made Of Clay-malleable, That Is, Until They Revolt And Become A Problem. It Is Not Surprising To Find Golems In Ankh-morpork, A City With All Kinds Of Unusual Citizens, Including Dwarfs, Some Of Them Mustachioed Females, Werewolves, And Trolls. This Latest Book Finds Commander Vimes Facing A Serious Problem. Someone Is Trying To Kill Lord Vetinari, The Patrician, And Vimes Must Get To The Bottom Of It. In The Process, Vimes And His Men Have A Series Of Adventures And Misadventures. Although Fans Of This Series Will Enjoy This Latest Title, The Reader Does Have To Concentrate To Follow The Plot And Enjoy The Humor In What Is Really A Complicated Novel, And One Slightly More Difficult To Get Into Than The Previous Title In The Series, Men At Arms (voya, October 1996). Voya Codes: 4q 2p J S (better Than Most, Marred Only By Occasional Lapses, For The Ya With A Special Interest In The Subject, Junior High-defined As Grades 7 To 9 And Senior High-defined As Grades 10 To 12).

For members of the City Watch, life consists of troubling times, linked together by periods of torpid inactivity. Now is one such troubling time. People are being murdered, but there's no trace of anything alive having been at the crime scene. Is there ever a circumstance in which you can blame the weapon not the murderer? Such philosophical questions are not the usual domain of the city's police, but they're going to have to start learning fast .. There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork, and a dwarf with an attitude and a golem who's begun to think for itself. But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, that's only the start... There's treason in the air. A crime has happened. He's not only got to find out whodunit, but howdunit too. He's not even sure what they dun. But as soon as he knows what the questions are, he's going to want some answers. Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard is determined to stop an unauthorized assassin who jauntily leaves behind corpses and strange-smelling tracks of curious white clay and he has hired a Dwarf to help him. With the assistance of Corporal Cheery Littlebottom, Vimes and his men can get to the, well, bottom of anything. Even when the investigation leads to an out-of-work "golem", a vampire dragon, and a vegetarian werewolf Nineteenth in the Discworld universe and third entry of the City Watch series, this novel follows Captain Carrot, Commander Vimes, and the rest of the Night Watch as they attempt to unravel the mystery of who poisoned Lord Vetinari the Patrician. A crime novel set in the fantasy city of Discworld where municipal workers are robots and never strike for higher pay. But they do murder and the story is a hunt by police for one such murderer. The police are aided by a female werewolf Someone is murdering old men, the Patrician has been poisoned, the clay workers have started committing suicide, and there is a werewolf suffering from pre-lunar tension