Night Watch

Hardcover

Published Aug. 5, 2004 by Ulverscroft Large Print Books.

ISBN:
978-1-84395-178-0
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One moment, Sir Sam Vimes is in his old patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork. The next, he's lying naked in the street, having been sent back thirty years courtesy of a group of time-manipulating monks who won't leave well enough alone. This Discworld is a darker place that Vimes remembers too well, three decades before his title, fortune, beloved wife, and impending first child. Worse still, the murderer he's pursuing has been transported back also. Worst of all, it's the eve of a fabled street rebellion that needlessly destroyed more than a few good (and not so good) men. Sam Vimes knows his duty, and by changing history he might just save some worthwhile necks—though it could cost him his own personal future. Plus there's a chance to steer a novice watchman straight and teach him a valuable thing or three about policing, an …

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Man, this one was dark. More dark than I am accustomed to from Pratchett. The laughs, what few there were, consisted of wry smiles more than an actual belly laugh. This was more of a 'through the mirror darkly' than his usual light-hearted take on our world as seen through the lens of the Discworld. Very compelling reading though.

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