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The Fifth Elephant

Discworld, Book 24

By Terry Pratchett

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| Paperback | 9780552146166

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Sam Vimes is a man on the run, and if he can't make it through the forest to civilization there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're bright, they're fast, they're werewolves—and they're catching up.

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  • The Fifth Elephant

    Most "serious" authors would have you believe that escapist literature isn't art. What makes an otherwise respectable book escapist? Light, zesty prose. A sunny outlook on things in general, complemented by witty dialogue. Trolls, dwarfs and a talkin ... (read full critics)

    flakmag published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • Great Opening

    Out of all the Discworld books this one has the best opening "chapter". Not that Terry Pratchett uses chapters. One of the reasons I was still reading it at two in the morning.

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    Stephen Lane said on Jun 20, 2011 | Add your feedback

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    Captian Vimes sets off to Uberwauld on a diplomatic trip and finds that mystery follows him from Ankh-Morpork.

    One of my favorite Discworld books yet. Has some mystery about what happened to the stone scone, has a lot of action for example werewolf vs Vimes. Has the little scruffy talking ... (continue)

    Captian Vimes sets off to Uberwauld on a diplomatic trip and finds that mystery follows him from Ankh-Morpork.

    One of my favorite Discworld books yet. Has some mystery about what happened to the stone scone, has a lot of action for example werewolf vs Vimes. Has the little scruffy talking dog.

    I loved it.

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    flanderb said on Oct 12, 2007 | Add your feedback

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