The Truth (Discworld)

Terry Pratchett

ISBN 10: 0380818191 / ISBN 13: 9780380818198

Published by HarperTorch, 2001

Seller Inventory # 0380818191-4-35202799

Synopsis:

A twenty-fifth installment of the popular Discworld series finds reporter William de Worde plunged into the world of investigative journalism after a high official is impeached following a botched murder attempt. Reprint.

Review: The Truth is Terry Pratchett's 25th novel about Discworld in general and the dirt-encrusted metropolis of Ankh-Morpork in particular--home of the sinister Patrician, the Unseen University of magicians and guilds for everything from Assassins to Thieves, taking in Clowns (but not mimes) along the way. Ankh-Morpork has weathered several influxes of technology in its time--a demon-inspired invention of the movies, the brief fad for Music with Rocks in it--and now it has acquired a free press, dedicated newshounds, dwarf printers with not especially nasty tempers (for dwarves), and people who want to see their amusing vegetables in the "On a Lighter Note" section. The business of politics (attempts by the old aristocracy to unseat the Patrician) is ratcheted up a notch and Vimes, of the City Watch, is in a worse temper than usual. William de Worde, editor, reporter and investigator, is another attractive Pratchett hero, captured for us in the middle of wonderfully parodied routines from old movies and fiction that he, in his world, is doing for the first time. This is inventive farce with touches of high seriousness and ethical good sense, and two of the nastiest doomed hitmen outside Tarantino. --Roz Kaveney

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Truth (Discworld)
Publisher: HarperTorch
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Fair