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5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant., 20 Jan 2003
That's all I want to say, really. It truly is. As a long-time fan of Pratchett, I'd been waiting for this with worried anticipation - when I first read the synopsis of Vimes going back in time, I didn't think it would work very well - I don't know why, it just didn't sound the sort of thing that Vimes normally does....But this is the point, really. It isn't. In the last few books, much as I love Vimes, there has been too much around him stopping him from really being Vimes - paperwork, delegation and politics. In this book, he's in his element - rough streets, no law as such and a lot of people to outwit before they kill him. It has already been said by somebody else that this novel ignores everybody else in the Watch. It does, pretty much. But I don't think that makes it a bad book. If you like Vimes, you will, you really will love this book. It's ALL vimes - 2 of them, for a start.... but even if you don't like Vimes, this is still an excellent book. Also, the supporting characters are brilliant. As has already been said, a student Vetinari is just as good as a patrician one, and Nobby is just brilliant, although amazingly even more repulsive than usual! And Mossy Lawn (why, even when pratchett is writing a fairly dark and thoughtful book, does he still come up with brilliant names?!) is one of the best new characters we've had for a while. So, yes. Read it. I ended up buying it in hardback even though i swore I would wait for the paperback version to come out, because it was just too good. Before this book came out, I refused to pick a favourite out of pratchett's books - i had about ten favourites - but this is now definitely my all-time favourite, no question. It's that good. Go read it! Now!
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by Terry Pratchett
by Terry Pratchett
by Terry Pratchett
by Terry Pratchett
by Terry Pratchett
