![]() ![]() In all, he is the author of over fifty bestselling books. after all, solving mysteries is his job.Ībout the Author TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, "The Colour of Magic," was published in 1983. It's up to the dauntless Vimes-bothered as usual by a familiar cast of Discworld inhabitants (you know, trolls, dwarfs, werewolves, vampires, and such)-to solve the puzzle of the missing pachyderm. An attempted assassination and a theft soon lead to a desperate chase from the low halls of Discworld royalty to the legendary fat mines of Uberwald, where lard is found in underground seams along with tusks and teeth and other precious ivory artifacts. ![]() Of course, where cops (even those clad in tights) go, alas, crime follows. The one role he relishes the other requires, well, ruby tights. Now, he's been invited to attend a royal function as both detective and diplomat. ![]() When duty calls, Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary answers-even if he doesn't want to. But weren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there were. Everyone knows that the world is flat and supported on the backs of four elephants. ![]()
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