Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19)
There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude and a golem who's begun to think for itself. But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, that's only the start... There's treason in the air. A crime has happened. He's not only go to find the...
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There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude and a golem who's begun to think for itself.
But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, that's only the start...
There's treason in the air. A crime has happened.
He's not only go to find the whodunit, but howdunit too. He's not even sure what they dun. But as soon as he knows what the questions are, he's going to want some answers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552142373 (0552142379)
Publish date: 1997-05-01
Publisher: Corgi
Pages no: 415
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Humor,
Funny,
Comedy,
Science Fiction,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Speculative Fiction
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