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In Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, the world reportedly rests on four elephants, but the fifth elephant has vanished, and the empire needs an explanation. Commander Samuel Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork Constabulary is reluctantly called upon to act as both detective and diplomat at a royal function. When an assassination attempt and a theft tie off the mystery, Vimes must pursue a trail that leads from the low halls of royal Distracking to the legendary fat mines of Uberwald. Along the way he confronts familiar Discworld denizens—trolls, dwarfs, werewolves, vampires, and more—while unraveling the puzzle of the missing pachyderm. In true Pratchett style, the book blends humor, fantasy, and mystery as Vimes ultimately solves the case, proving that solving mysteries is indeed his profession.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Terry Pratchett
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