A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels.
'Precisely balanced . . . a cracking comic thriller' The Times
'One of Sir Terry Pratchett's funniest fantasy novels!' 5-star reader review
'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...
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
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