In "Thud!", tensions between the dwarf and troll communities in Ankh Morpork escalate following the murder of a dwarf leader, with evidence pointing towards a troll as the murderer. Commander Vimes of the City Watch must prevent a potential re-match of the historic Battle of Koom Valley from taking place in the streets of Ankh Morpork. The book intertwines a detective story with themes of racial intolerance, religious extremism, and the complexities of societal prejudices, all while maintaining Terry Pratchett's signature humor and insightful exploration of human, dwarf, and troll nature.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book addresses themes of racial violence, prejudice, and murder, which may warrant medium content warnings for sensitive readers.
Has Romance?
There are romantic elements present, particularly involving characters like Angua and the new recruit Sally, which adds depth to the story.
From The Publisher:
Once, in a gods-forsaken hellhole called Koom Valley, trolls and dwarfs met in bloody combat. Centuries later, each species still views the other with simmering animosity. Lately, the influential dwarf, Grag Hamcrusher, has been fomenting unrest among Ankh-Morpork's more diminutive citizens-a volatile situation made far worse when the pint-size provocateur is discovered bashed to death . . . with a troll club lying conveniently nearby.
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is aware of the importance of solving the Hamcrusher homicide without delay. (Vimes's second most-pressing responsibility, in fact, next to always being home at six p.m. sharp to read Where's My Cow? to Sam, Jr.) But more than one corpse is waiting for Vimes in the eerie, summoning darkness of a labyrinthine mine network being secretly excavated beneath Ankh-Morpork's streets. And the deadly puzzle is pulling him deep into the muck and mire of superstition, hatred, and fear-and perhaps all the way to Koom Valley itself.
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Commander Sam Vimes is the emotional core of the Discworld series. Other story threads (the witches, Rincewind, etc.) are just as entertaining, but the City Watch stories are the ones that tug at the heart and have the most profound messages. The most recent Watch books - Night Watch and Thud! - are easily some of the best books I have read in recent years. Terry Pratchett just gets better and better the more he writes.
This is a beautiful, philosophical, and gloriously comedic book. Read if any of those descriptors intrigue you.
What can you read after
Thud!?
About the Author:
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. terrypratchettbooks.com
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