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Pre-order Cut Off Date: July 30, 2024
On-Sale Date: July 30, 2024
Date of Availability: September 30, 2024
Elephants, werewolves, and ruby tights (oh my!) collide in this clever Discworld tale rich in mystery, myth, intrigue, and a dollop of diplomacy from the legendary New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett.
“Pratchett cheerfully takes readers on an exuberant tale of mystery and invention. Along the way, he skewers everything from monarchy to fascism, as well as communism and capitalism, oil wealth and ethnic identities, Russian plays, immigration, condoms, and evangelical Christianity—in short, everything worth talking about.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there were. So where is the fifth elephant?
Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary is the man to find out. A copper through and through, he's been “invited” to attend a royal function as a diplomat, ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald—complete with ruby tights.
Of course where cops go, crime follows. An attempted assassination and a theft soon lead to a desperate chase from the low halls of Discworld royalty to the legendary fat mines of Uberwald, where lard is found in underground seams along with tusks and teeth and other precious ivory artifacts. It's up to the dauntless Vimes to solve the puzzle of the missing pachyderm. After all, that's what he does.
Only there are monsters on his trail—bright, fast, toothy werewolves. And they're catching up.
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Fifth Elephant is the 5th book in the City Watch collection and the 24th Discworld book.
The City Watch series in order:
Guards! Guards!
Men at Arms
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
Night Watch
Thud!
Snuff
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Product details
Data sheet
- Article
- 100000179129
- Author Name
- Terry Pratchett
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS (US)
- Origin
- Imported
- Book Format
- Trade Paperback
- Weight
- 0.45kg
- Length
- 20.32cm
- Width
- 13.46cm
- Height
- 1.02cm
- Year Released
- 2024
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780063374249
- Number of Pages
- 464
- Translator
- English