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You've totally hit it on the head here. Although wealth and heredity do account for "titular" positions in DW, its true 'movers and shakers' are those who rise beyond their cultural and educational limits when given a chance. In Lancre, Granny may not be king (or queen), or well liked, but she's...

...‘fat’ treaties with the Dwarves and of course there’s the ever expanding Clacks business. Still, it should be straightforward. Lord Vetinari is sending along one of his ‘Clerks’ to do all the real work and Sam and Sybil will get the honeymoon that they never got. Of course, Carrot can run...

Yes, absolutely. Indeed. How long has the 'black ribboner' concept been around in vampire literature (is this an oxymoron)? Not really being acquainted with the genre, the new wave of vampire books and movies (particularly "True Blood") emphasizes the "mainstreaming" of vampire culture...

Forget the backstory for a moment. We don't see black ribboners until the Fifth Elephant so Carpe Jugulum paved the way with the 'theory' for the new reformed vampire if you like. Here's what wiki says about Lady M So they do go back a longish way

Mithril is nothing to do with mail as such - it's an extremely rare metal, far more costly than gold (in a number of ways besides price) and has a variety of uses, some of them magical. The only reason it's associated with mail is that Bilbo gave a child-elf's mailshirt to Frodo and this was how...

Tolkienism is not acceptable in any civilized society. 8) J-I-B

That's certainly what I thought. :lol:

I haven't even thought about that raisindot. But of course Pony and Vetinari had already met and Vetinari is not the type of person to forget a face or name or anything really :wink: Edit: Pony actually says about Vetinari Who is this? After the events of Going Postal it would be a bit...

...there possibly be named "Mr. Pony", even in Discworld?), but if so this seems to create a chronological inconsistency, because if we assume the events of Going Postal took place before Thud!, then in the latter Carrot chould not have to introduce him to Lord Vetinari--they've already met...

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Night Watch is to the Lord of the Rings as Pyramids is to The Hobbit (it's easier for me to compare these with Tolkien than any other author and anyway Terry makes similar comparisons himself :oops: :wink: ). Both books have humour, but one's easy and free-flowing and the humour in the other...

Hi Anski, and welcome to the forum! I love the way Vetinari gets his revenge on Downey (even if my avatar is Lord Downey) and paints tiger stripes on his face. :twisted: :lol:

Sorry to burst your bubble Jan, but I think twas a cigar butt he threw... *digging through her books to find the Blasted Book 'o' the Month* As I said, I have read that book like 4 times at LEAST! LoL Edit: Oh dear, as I open the book I come upon someone's Signature quote of Death telling...

I have to admit, that ever since I've seen Blackadder II, I imagined Vetinari to bear an awful resemblance to how Rowan Atkinson looked in that role. And Stephen Fry - Lord Melchett in Blackadder II - would be my Archchancellor Ridcully. If there ever has to be done a casting for Nanny Ogg...

...no modesty when Glenda said something about Pepe knowing important people. he said 'I am one'. it shows he has grown up. I agree Lord Vetinari seemed more relaxed than in other books. he's not as uptight in his attitude. but it may have been because he was talking to Lady Magollota. he...

He didn't "physically" kill Winder--he approached him as an assassin and, without laying a hand on him, 'intimidated' Winder into having a heart attack on his own. Classic Weatherwaxian headology, and a classic example of Vetinari's ability to manipulate people to his bidding without them even...

...acquire. It was also wonderful seeing Ponder's subtle enjoyment of the mistakes Adrian Turnipseed was making in the building of PEX, littered throughout the book. I enjoyed that immensely. Almost as much as Lord Vetinari's detached reaction to being completely arseholed after the banquet.:D

The mimes are sitting up and begging for it! :lol: Killings of the past in Nightwatch are long before he got to be Patrician and so don't really count as political despotism - he was a 'freedom fighter' at best :P I really can't remember whether Vetinari did kill Lord Winder - he...

Thanks for the recommendation chris.ph and Lady Vetinari :D I'm not sure my sister has The Redemption of Altheus, but if not I could always buy it as her Christmas present :wink: In the end I went for Going Postal :D Forgot to mention in my last post that I'm also listening to The Lord of...

There you go Tina Hugh in full comedy flood and Stephen Fry (who I reckon could carry off Vetinari in manner and voice at least) [edit as YT's withdrawn the other one - playing Lord Melchet (he of the golden breasts :wink: Hugh's the tallest of the 1st 3 stag night guests)] :wink: Hugh's...