Terry Pratchett - Thud!: A Novel of Discworld

Pros: Good story and humour...
Cons: ... feels a little laboured at times...

The latest Discworld novel Thud! sees Commander Sam Vimes up to his neck in problems again. Faced with an ever-growing demand for representation of each race in the Watch (a vampire is added to the werewolf, trolls, dwarves, golem, and Nobby – who ...

Pros: Wonderful characters, that terrific Pratchett humour.
Cons: A couple of scenes that didn't work for me.

Terry Pratchett has done it again. With Thud! (I've lost track of how many Discworld books there have been), Pratchett returns to the adventures of the "coppers" of Ankh-Morpork, one of the largest cities on the Discworld. It's been a while ...

Pros: Moves past humor to satire, achieving a measure of truth in the process.

Cons: Nope.

General Introduction It’s the funny ones that get you. Think Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society and Good Morning Vietnam; Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; and Tom Hanks in Forrest ...

Pros: Funny, poignant, a return to form.
Cons: Lesser characters poorly realised, prior knowledge of Discworld required .

Sam Vimes is on the trail of a Dwarf killer. He has to find the murderer and quickly otherwise it will be Koom Valley all over again but this time in his city. The Dwarves and Trolls have an age old grudge and it takes little to stir up the racial ...

Pros: Humour and characterisation are spot-on
Cons: Fans of the earliest Discworld books may not be expecting this more mature style.

For the past hundred years or so, Mr Terrance Pratchett of Wiltshire has been producing a whimsical series of novels concerning the exploits of divers personages upon a celestial body which resembles in many ways our own Terra, save but for the trifling ...

Pros: Great book, great read, great comment on current events
Cons: May take a few chapters to get into it

If you are already a fan of Terry Pratchett, you'll likely love Thud. If you're not already a fan, this may make you one. It's set in Ankh-Morpork with Sam Vimes et al. Within the Discworld universe, Pratchett has several recurring locations and ...