When I pick up one of his books, I can't help thinking about that. He has Alzheimers, and from what I understand, it's progressing to an unfortunate degree.
That's what my heart wanted, even though my brain knows full well that that is a profoundly ridiculous thing to wish for. A book that I loved as much as Thud!, plus, say. So what I was really looking for here was a brilliant book. Not exactly a sequel, but a continuance of theme. And this book is a follow-up to that one. Of all his books, Thud! is perhaps my favorite. Anyone who knows anything about my reading habits knows that I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett. That's what my heart wanted, even This is a tricky book for me to review.įor one thing, it's hard for me to view this book as a thing unto itself. For one thing, it's hard for me to view this book as a thing unto itself. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a fat controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs and some very angry dwarfs if he's going to stop it all going off the rails.more Steam is rising over Discworld, driven by Mister Simnel, the man wi' t'flat cap and sliding rule who has an interesting arrangement with the sine and cosine. However, he does enjoy being alive, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse. but largely dependent on words, which are fortunately not very heavy and don't always need greasing. Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work - as master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank his input is, of course, vital. This being Ankh-Morpork, it's soon drawing astonished crowds, some of whom caught the zeitgeist early and arrive armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear. Moi To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork - a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all the elements: earth, air, fire and water. To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork - a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all the elements: earth, air, fire and water.