false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170618944m/63720.jpg 63720 24 Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don’t ask). It’s snowing. It’s freezing. And there are monsters on his trail . . . 819126 book 1999 The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24) total:4669|5:1619|4:1881|3:1051|2:108|1:10| 4669 18998 5861 107 5 1 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 10:13:14 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 06:32:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:25:07 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 16:52:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 12:14:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 19:13:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 19:23:19 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 10:06:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 15 18:52:35 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 19:11:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 13:24:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 14:42:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 19:42:20 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 20:03:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 04:36:24 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 02:46:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 14:13:24 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 14:30:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:14:55 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:32:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 05:54:09 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 20 12:21:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Oct 13 15:47:43 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 15:50:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 07:46:50 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 19 08:30:28 -0800 2007 Previously Read: March 2003 & May 2005

Commander Vimes is dispatched to Uberwald as a diplomat... yes, a diplomat. Uberwald is the homeland of the dwarves, as well as vampires and werewolves, who usually co-exist in a delicate balance. The coronation of a new dwarf king threatens this bal...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 21:59:50 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 22:03:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 05 13:39:21 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 16:20:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 09:38:58 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 09:45:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 04 11:43:07 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:45:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 09:31:37 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 13:28:19 -0800 2008
This turned out to be my favorite Discworld novel yet. Werewolves, diplomacy, well-drawn dwarf cultures, and the incomparable Samuel Vi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:19:19 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:19:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 06 10:12:42 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 12:39:47 -0700 2008 6
Commander Vimes of the city watch is sent to Uberwald (the homeland of vampires, werewolves, and other dark creatures, as well as the Dwarfs) as a diplomat, despite the fact that he hates vampires, and only just tolerates werewolves (Sargent Angu...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=63720