Men At Arms

Captain Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork's Night Watch retires and leaves Captain Carrott in charge of the command. When a clown is murdered in Ankh-Morpork, it would appear that the funnyman had a secret, that Ankh-Morpork has a royal heir, who has not been informed of his role and has not served. As a result, the kingdom has become chaotic with a troll vs dwarf war likely to explode at any time, and the new monarch serves as the Night Watch commander, and once under Sam Vimes whose ancestor killed the last monarch of the realm. Equal parts of humor and suspense will keep the readers reading and laughing through the book.Why It Made the List The series of 40-some Discworld books is widely popular and has been for nearly 25 years. There are spin-offs, short story collections and the like. The author was knighted in 2009 and passed away in 2015. His creations live on.'Read It If You Like'Fantasy, Swashbuckling, Humor

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