The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 39: Snuff

At the insistence of… his wife, Lady Sybil? Or is it his boss, Lord Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork…? Well, at someone’s insistence, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes is taking a two-week vacation. To sweeten the deal, Sybil and Young Sam, their son, will be coming with him. They are headed for The Ramkin's ancestral country seat. … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 39: Snuff →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 38: I Shall Wear Midnight

Tiffany Aching is working as the only witch in the Chalk (her homeland). Already exhausted from the duties that go with her immense patch, she discovers that there is a growing suspicion towards witches. She also learns that Roland, the son of the Baron whom she befriended all the way back in The Wee Free … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 38: I Shall Wear Midnight →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 37: Unseen Academicals

Ponder Stibbons has taken over a large part of the running of Unseen University, the (for the moment, at least) premier college of magic on the Disc. This is largely because of two things: he can do it; and people don’t mind that he does it. During this time he has discovered that the Wizards … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 37: Unseen Academicals →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 36: Making Money

Moist Von Lipwig has been charged by the Patrician with looking after Ankh-Morpork’s Mint. He goes to his first meeting and then, by a random chain of events, manages to also be placed in charge of Ankh-Morpork’s banking system as well… In Going Postal, we met Moist, the former conman. He was about to be … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 36: Making Money →