The Fifth Elephant: (Discworld Novel 24) (Discworld series)

The Fifth Elephant: (Discworld Novel 24) (Discworld series)

The Fifth Elephant: (Discworld Novel 24) (Discworld series)
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‘WELL, HE THOUGHT, SO THIS IS DIPLOMACY. IT’S LYING, ONLY FOR A BETTER CLASS OF PEOPLE.’

Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is a long way from home.

Sent as reluctant ambassador to Uberwald, a mysterious region inhabited by dwarfs, vampires and werewolves, Vimes must learn the art of diplomacy. Fast. But when he uncovers a mystery with ties back home, the policeman in him can’t help but investigate. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, quite a lot actually. Vimes finds himself on the run through the frozen forests of Uberwald, armed with only his wits and the trousers of Uncle Vanya (don’t ask). And if he doesn’t make it, there’s going to be a terrible war.

But there are monsters on his trail. They’re smart. They’re fast. They’re werewolves.

And they’re catching up . . .

‘Precisely balanced . . . a cracking comic thriller’ The Times

The Fifth Elephant is the fifth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.


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Welcome to Discworld

Meet Commander Sam Vimes and the City Watch

Sam Vimes is an old-fashioned copper. He, and the City Watch he commands, started in the gutter (one outside a pub), and Vimes takes care not to forget it, wearing extra thin boots so he can feel the streets of his city as he proceeds along them, cigar in hand, gimlet eyes peeled not just for crime, which being extremely cynical he suspects everyone of, but also injustice, which makes him very angry.

The Discworld books can be read in any order, but this is a particularly good place to start.

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After this, dragons will never be the same again. “What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone?” Commander Vimes faces unpleasant foes… and that’s just the people on his side. Who can you trust when all the clues point the wrong way?

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“So this is diplomacy. It’s lying, only for a better class of people.” “Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come round again. That’s why they’re called revolutions.” If Vimes doesn’t solve the murder of one dwarf, it’s war. Vimes is on holiday. So of course, being a policeman, he finds a corpse on day one.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00354YA9K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital (4 Sept. 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4913 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 449 pages

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