discworld
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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. Book 3 in the Discworld series, Book 1 in the Witches subseries. Wizards are men and witches are women. Everyone knows that. But one day in a Discworld village with the unlike name…
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Not panicking now, the goblin pointed a claw at Vimes’ left wrist, looked him in the face, and said, ‘Just ice?’ It was a plea. Book 39 in the Discworld series, Book 8 in the City Watch subseries. Sir Samuel Vimes, Commander of the Watch, Duke of Ankh and keeper of the Summoning Dark, may…
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This week I’m joining the #oldskoolchallengeclub with the #ToilAndTrouble challenge. @jac_in_a_book asked for covers featuring witches, which seemed like a great opportunity to showcase these miniature books featuring my favourite coven, the Witches from Discworld by Terry Pratchett. The books are 2.5 cm/1 inch tall, and the series consists of the following titles: Equal Rites…
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We need to know the truth, Vimes. Commander Sam Vimes’ truth. It may count for more than you think. Book 34 in the Discworld series, Book 7 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes is no stranger to darkness, be it literal or metaphorical. But in Thud!, he is battling a darkness unlike any he…
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In memory of John Keel, a man who in a few short days changed the lives of many and, perhaps, saved some sanity in a mad world. Book 29 in the Discworld series, Book 6 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes has never had more to lose. He is Commander of the Watch, an…
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“Things are different here,” sir, said Carrot. “It wasn’t until ten years ago they replaced trial by ordeal with trial by lawyer, and that was only because they found that lawyers were nastier.” Book 24 in the Discworld series, Book 5 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes has been through a lot in his…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! It is time for another update for the Autumn Book Bingo by…
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Many thanks to @taherasplace for tagging me in the One Word Title challenge by Dee @chapter1.page1 for the #oldskoolchallengeclub. I had a look through my ebook collection and came up with these 10 books. Alice by Gary Gautier From Goodreads: Alice’s commune seems a small hippie utopia in a dreamlike forest, but the utopian surface…
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People’d live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work every day, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear. Book 21 in the Discworld series, Book 4 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes has survived…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! With summer officially behind us, it is time for my first update…
