The Fifth Elephant (2000) Terry Pratchett (Author)
The city watch of Ankh-Morpork has more problems than it can handle this time. Its members have to deal with a mysterious assassin, the rise to power of a dwarf, and the need to deal diplomatically with certain powers in the city. All of this occurs while we learn the secret of what happened to the fifth of the five elephants who support this zany world on their backs.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Fred Colon, Police Officer (sergeant), Carrot Ironfoundersson, Police Officer (captain), Sam Vines, Police Officer
GENRE :
Fantasy fiction
SUB GENRE :
Humor
SETTING(S) :
Discworld, Planet--Imaginary, Planet--Imaginary
SUBJECT :
Crime, Criminals, Fantasy, Humor, Magic, Murder, Politics
TIME PERIOD :
Indeterminate AD
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Los Angeles Times Book Review (Southern California): Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: April 23, 2000
Last Appearance: April 23, 2000
Highest Position Achieved: 7
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300099780
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "The Fifth Elephant." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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