Thud! by Terry Pratchett

 

Thud! by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The long established animosity between the Dwarves and the Trolls often "celebrated" by refighting the legendary "Koom Valley" battle every few decades is once again hitting its peak and Ankh-Morpork is smack bang in the middle of things. The watch are tasked with keeping the peace but after the death of a respected Dwarf supposedly by a Troll the city is on edge, Carrot (being a Dwarf where it counts) leads the investigation and it soon becomes apparent that the deep down Dwarves recently arrived in the city have more on the agenda then being arbiters of all things Dwarfdome.
Thud! is wonderfully jam packed with Troll and Dwarf lore and the narrative is complex, fast paced and never misses a beat which limits what I can say beyond the basic beginnings of the story. We have a lot of City Watch interactions and Vimes is once again the center of things and supported by new and existing characters the latter often given a lit bit more page time. The ultimate result is a compelling mystery with the usual Pratchett observations and humour and while I haven't rated it as high as other Discworld books it is an excellent novel.

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