The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 40: Raising Steam

Lord Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, has a vision of future greatness for the city. Harry King, a millionaire who has made his fortune from other people’s rubbish, is going to help him achieve this… with appropriate supervision, of course. Dick Simnel, the brains behind this vision – a literal transport of delight, if you can … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 40: Raising Steam →

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 →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 35: Wintersmith

Tiffany Aching is 13 in this novel and is working for/apprenticed to Miss Treason, a witch with an uncommon sense of the dramatic. Miss Treason takes Tiffany to witness the “Dark Morris,” a dance done to herald the “death” of Winter and the coming of Spring. However, at a crucial moment Tiffany interrupts and meets … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 35: Wintersmith →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 33: Going Postal

Confidence trickster Moist Von Lipwig is rescued from being hanged by Lord Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork. He has been saved because the Patrician has an offer for him. He wants Moist to restore the moribund Post Office to its former glory. Trouble is, the Post Office is facing some pretty stiff competition from the Clacks … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 33: Going Postal →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 32: A Hat Full Of Sky

Tiffany is eleven, two years older than she was when we first met her in The Wee Free Men. She’s heading off to her first job, apprenticing as a witch to the mysterious Miss Level. Recommended by Miss Tick, her mentor/advisor from that book, she leaves home for the first time, not quite ready for … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 32: A Hat Full Of Sky →