Discworld 15: Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett

Discworld 15: Men At Arms
Terry Pratchett

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There's been a few murders in Ankh-Morpork *gasp* and it's up to the Night Watch to track down the criminal. Among their ranks they have some new recruits; Detritus (a troll), Cuddy (a dwarf) and Angua (a werewolf). Everyone knows trolls and dwarfs don't get along! Meanwhile the Captain of the Night Watch Vimes is preparing for his wedding to Sybil, the dragon keeper, and will retire after marriage. Who will be the new captain, and will they really capture the criminal?


Everyone who has read anything about the Night Watch in Discworld knows it's a bit of a haphazard operation. But no matter the turmoil, they are generally good beings who strive to bring justice to Ankh-Morpork. In keeping with employment equality (yes, even that exists in the Discworld) they've hired some new recruits, non human entities, and of course one female. Kind of.

As people keep winding up dead, the Night Watch need to investigate, and you get some insight into some of the various guilds in Ankh-Morpork, the Assassins Guild for one. I love the idea of everyone having their place in the world, and that there's a guild of some kind for every resident in Ankh-Morpork. Whether they choose to join one or not.


It seems as though Vimes is getting cold feet about marrying Sybil. Can he really retire from the Watch? Something he's done pretty much all his life, and without it become a gentleman of leisure. It seems to be something pretty much at the forefront of his mind. And who will he appoint to become the next leader of the Constables?


I don't think Men At Arms was one of the better Discworld novels, but still well worth a read. It's always interesting to see what they're up against next, be it dragons or cold blooded killers!

Terry Pratchett

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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

Digital Fortress
Dan Brown

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In Digital Fortress we meet Susan, head cryptographer for the NSA (National Security Agency) in the United States. She is called into work late one evening because her code breaking machine, TRANSLTR, has discovered a code that it cannot break. Her partner, David, a professor, is sent to Spain to retrieve a golden ring that should have a pass-key to save TRANSLTR. Can he get the ring in time and save the NSA from a national security meltdown?

I quite enjoyed reading Digital Fortress. I was quite taken in with the relationship between Susan and David. Although it is most definitely not the main part of the story, it was nice to have it as a sort of underlying story. I also quite enjoyed the twist! Although I knew there had to be something else going on, it was good to be able to stumble across it as I was reading the story. Sometimes I figure out what is going to happen quite early, and then it's just like I'm waiting for it to happen.

I couldn't help being reminded of The Lord of the Rings trilogy as I was reading about David's search for the golden ring. It tickled my funny bone. One ring to rule them all, indeed.

I've got to say I think I preferred reading Deception Point. It could be because it was my first time reading Dan Brown. Essentially I found the stories to be quite similar, just with different circumstances. I found a lot of the main story points were basically the same. Still an entertaining read, regardless.



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The Good Guy by Dean Koontz

The Good Guy
Dean Koontz

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The Good Guy is about a man named Tim who gets mistaken for a hit man in a bar. He is given £10,000 to kill a woman. Before he finds the time to tell this mysterious stranger that he's not who they're looking for, he's gone. He's left with an envelope with a lot of money, and a promise to the rest when the deed is done. Tim takes it upon himself to find this woman, and attempt to save her life. Can he manage it? Can she be saved, or is she as good as dead?


The Good Guy is very action packed and has you at the edge of your seat pretty much from the start. Almost the whole book is a chase between Tim and Linda, and the real hit man. That might sound boring, but there's plenty of twists and turns along the way to keep it interesting.

I think there's a good moral to this story. To me it's saying that it doesn't matter if you have a lot of friends, a big fancy house or a really important job. As long as you try to do the right thing, that's all that counts. Here's Tim, an ordinary guy sitting alone in a pub, not much going for him, when all of a sudden he's putting his life on the line for a woman he doesn't even know.

He's just trying to be a good guy.



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Discworld 14: Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett

Discworld 14: Lords and Ladies
Terry Pratchett

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Lords and Ladies is a Granny Weatherwax story, and this time she's up against real elves! Not those ponsy ones that are tiny or sparkle or create minor mischief; real elves that are big and mean. They're trying to bring the walls down between realities, and it's up to Granny and her extra small coven to stop these mean elves before the Discworld as we know it changes forever!


I love the Granny, Nanny and Magrat storyline in the Discworld series. Everything they do seems to have some comical affect, one way or another. But thankfully, they mostly manage to achieve their goals, even if it is in some unusual ways, and with some mishaps along the way.

The Witches are always entertaining, so I highly recommend this read!

Terry Pratchett

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