Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (MOBI)

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Ebook Info

  • Published: 2009
  • Number of pages: 405 pages
  • Format: MOBI
  • File Size: 0.89 MB
  • Authors: Terry Pratchett

Description

It’s murder in Discworld! — which ordinarily is no big deal. But what bothers Watch Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the unusual deaths of three elderly Ankh-Morporkians do not bear the clean, efficient marks of the Assassins’ Guild. An apparent lack of any motive is also quitetroubling. All Vimes has are some tracks of white clay and more of those bothersome “clue” things that only serve to muck up an investigation. The anger of a fearful populace is already being dangerously channeled toward the city’s small community of golems — the mindless, absurdlyindustrious creatures of baked clay who can occasionally be found toiling in the city’s factories. And certain highly placed personages are using the unrest as an excuse to resurrect a monarchy — which would be bad enough even if the “king” they were grooming wasn’t as empty-headed as your typical animated pottery.

User’s Reviews

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⭐It is interesting to see how golems evolve from Pratchett’s Discworld novel, “Feet of Clay” (1996), where they are speechless slaves of clay, to “Going Postal” (2004) where a well-educated but humorless golem serves as body guard and lecturer-in-morals to the new Post Master. This is where it all begins…Commander Sir Samuel Vimes, of Ankh-Morpork’s Night Watch pays a visit to the Dragon King of Arms at the urging of his new wife, who thinks Sam needs his own coat-of-arms now that he’s been knighted. Unfortunately, one of Sam’s ancestors was a regicide so his descendent is denied an armorial bearing by the College of Heralds. He does learn that one of his watchmen is actually the Earl of Ankh: the inimitable Corporal Nobbs, who is forced to carry around a piece of paper signed by Ankh-Morpork’s Patrician certifying that he’s really human.Well, this is a bit of a come-down for Sir Sam, but he’s got more important matters on his mind, including the murders of two harmless old men. One of them was beaten to death by a loaf of Dwarf bread. His body was discovered by Captain Carrot and Corporal Angua, the only werewolf in the Night Watch, when they visited the Dwarf Bread Museum on their day off.The only link between the two corpses is a trace of white clay at both murder scenes.Subplots zigzag every which-way through “Feet of Clay.” Corporal ‘Earl of Ankh’ Nobbs is being courted by a group of well, nobs who haven’t given up on the notion that Ankh-Morpork should be ruled by a king. Captain Carrot, hereditary king of Ankh-Morpork who wisely refused the crown in “Men at Arms,” is busy tracking murderers and emancipating golems. Sargeant Colon is about to retire if he lives through a trip through the sewers with Wee Mad Arthur. Corporal Angua helps a new dwarf recruit come to terms with her yen to wear lipstick.Death, who has at least a walk-on role in all the Discworld fantasies is still working on his sense of humor: “I AM DEATH, NOT TAXES. I TURN UP ONLY ONCE.”If this sounds confusing, it isn’t. It’s brilliant. All of the story lines tie together according to character. I don’t know how Pratchett digs through the sewers and stockyards of Ankh-Morpork, and rubs together a monarchist plot with a bit of animated clay to create such a gem.I think he must use magic.

⭐This one was interesting from many angles. It seems to subtly deal with several ideas in our society. Golems are around but there may not be many of them. No one is really sure. They are treated like slaves because they are seen as not living. But can that be changed? The story focuses on a group of them but two of them are integral to the telling. In the end you are left wondering if the one is actually alive or not and what that means for their futures. In the end tokens must work but maybe they can be their own masters. Like so many of his other stories this 1 has a wonderful storyline built in and around everything that is happening. You get to follow the antics of so many wonderful characters. Mixed in with everything that is happening is the question of whether Ankh-Morpork needs a new king. Read the story and the series to find the answer to this and so many more questions. Time to move on to the Hogfather and learn more about the holidays on this wonderful world.

⭐Not one of his better books. Lost interest midway through, skipped to the end. Multiple storylines didn’t help tie it together.

⭐It is interesting to see how golems evolve from Pratchett’s Discworld novel, “Feet of Clay” (1996), where they are speechless slaves of clay, to “Going Postal” (2004) where a well-educated but humorless golem serves as body guard and lecturer-in-morals to the new Post Master. This is where it all begins…Commander Sir Samuel Vimes, of Ankh-Morpork’s Night Watch pays a visit to the Dragon King of Arms at the urging of his new wife, who thinks Sam needs his own coat-of-arms now that he’s been knighted. Unfortunately, one of Sam’s ancestors was a regicide so his descendent is denied an armorial bearing by the College of Heralds. He does learn that one of his watchmen is actually the Earl of Ankh: the inimitable Corporal Nobbs, who is forced to carry around a piece of paper signed by Ankh-Morpork’s Patrician certifying that he’s really human.Well, this is a bit of a come-down for Sir Sam, but he’s got more important matters on his mind, including the murders of two harmless old men. One of them was beaten to death by a loaf of Dwarf bread. His body was discovered by Captain Carrot and Corporal Angua, the only werewolf in the Night Watch, when they visited the Dwarf Bread Museum on their day off.The only link between the two corpses is a trace of white clay at both murder scenes.Subplots zigzag every which-way through “Feet of Clay.” Corporal ‘Earl of Ankh’ Nobbs is being courted by a group of well, nobs who haven’t given up on the notion that Ankh-Morpork should be ruled by a king. Captain Carrot, hereditary king of Ankh-Morpork who wisely refused the crown in “Men at Arms,” is busy tracking murderers and emancipating golems. Sargeant Colon is about to retire if he lives through a trip through the sewers with Wee Mad Arthur. Corporal Angua helps a new dwarf recruit come to terms with her yen to wear lipstick.Death, who has at least a walk-on role in all the Discworld fantasies is still working on his sense of humor: “I AM DEATH, NOT TAXES. I TURN UP ONLY ONCE.”If this sounds confusing, it isn’t. It’s brilliant. All of the story lines tie together according to character. I don’t know how Pratchett digs through the sewers and stockyards of Ankh-Morpork, and rubs together a monarchist plot with a bit of animated clay to create such a gem.I think he must use magic.

⭐It’s never easy to choose the “best” Discworld novel. There are so many to choose from, each with their own deep and startling insights into the human condition and a bunch of the best punes or plays on words out there. But Feet of Clay has to be up there.On one particular level this is the very much needed antidote to what Gary Gygax did to golems. This takes a legend about an instrument of self-defence from an historically oppressed people and makes it into an incredibly potent tale of self-discovery, self-determination and the incredibly painful, difficult and necessary process of discovering and embracing one’s own moral code and responsibility to the rest of the world. Startlingly good.

⭐This book was my introduction into the world of Terry Pratchett and the Discworld series, back in 1998.I’ve always felt this book was a good introduction into the Discworld and the main characters of the City Watch and the Guild Leaders. As you see them through the eyes of a new character being introduced to the Watch.I feel there are great similarities between Terry Pratchett’s – Commander Vimes and Ian Rankin’s – Inspector Rebus.Both character’s have the same amount of sarcasm and contempt for society in general.Although I have read other reviews, about the Audible recording. Saying that it wasn’t well done, I have to disagree. Yes I liked the original audio books narrated by Tony Robbinson, however I much prefer an unabridged audiobook. The old ones used to cut so much out. This was well done, with easy to follow character voices.

⭐So many quotable quotes in one book as Sir Terry addresses issues of class and species discrimination as well as further developing some wonderful Discworld characters. Almost unbearably poignant at times, laugh out loud the next with a great plot …..What more could you ask.

⭐A golem is delivered, a white Golem not like the other Golems in the city, and people start to die. The watch investigates led by Commander Vimes. Crowds are out destroying the Golems . The patrician is struck by some strange illness, is he being poisoned? Is Nobby Nobbs really a nobb. These and many more strands are woven into yet another tale by Terry Pratchett.

⭐I am currently working my way through the Discworld books and this one is excellent. A great mix of characters and the plot is superb. It isn’t a stand alone book as some are. So reading the previous books with the Watch in is needed to fully appreciate the characters. But don’t let that put you off as they’re really good reads to. They are Guards, Guards and Men At Arms.

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