Terry Pratchett: Buch! (2006, Talpress)
Koom Valley? That was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago.
But if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office.
With his beloved Watch crumbling around him and war-drums sounding, he must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin and brave any darkness to find the solution. And darkness is following him.
Oh …
Koom Valley? That was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago.
But if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office.
With his beloved Watch crumbling around him and war-drums sounding, he must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin and brave any darkness to find the solution. And darkness is following him.
Oh . . . and at six o'clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, he must go home to read 'Where's My Cow?', with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy.
There are some things you have to do.
Published Nov. 28, 2006 by Talpress.
Content warning Spoilers for Night Watch and Thud!
After the break from the present in Night Watch, Thud! returns to the present in a wonderful way, striking a newfound balance between side characters, sensibly presented politics and introspective reflections not always present in former books of the series. The addition of Sam Jr gets the stakes higher for Vimes, and once more he gets into his typical chase, but with more regard for his colleagues and family.
"That is not my cow!" brings back good memories of reading books to the kids. Nice touch that Sam always makes it home to read each day.
