Jingo - Discworld: The City Watch Collection (Hardcover)

A hilarious Discworld City Watch novel, delving into the dangers of unbridled patriotism and its disastrous consequences 'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times DISCWORLD GOES TO WAR, WITH ARMIES OF SARDINES, WARRIORS, FISHERMEN, SQUID AND AT LEAST ONE VERY CAMP FOLLOWER. As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him... and that's just the people on his side. The enemy might be even worse. JINGO, the 21st in Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld series, makes the World Cup look like a friendly five-a-side. Readers love Jingo: 'In "Jingo" Terry Pratchett is actually waging a bitter and deeply sad one-man war against nationalism, racism, religious fundamentalism, territorialism . . . and he does it the way he knows best: by making you laugh out loud and think!' Goodreads reviewer, '[Pratchett] is a word smith who weaves puns and images into sharp criticism about xenophobia, misogyny, duty . . . Pratchett was not only a fantastic writer but also a keen observant' Goodreads reviewer, 'As ever Terry Pratchett eloquently weaves a dizzying number of brilliant ideas, perfect observations, fascinating characters and humour and it works beautifully' Goodreads reviewer, 'Terry Pratchett's take on War. Funny and absurd, with a satirical view on why people start a war: greed, racism, prejudice, religion, sheer stupidity' Goodreads reviewer, 'Pratchett wraps serious issues into madcap comedy . . . A great instalment that's worth re-reading' Goodreads reviewer,

General

Imprint:	Gollancz
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Discworld
Release date:	June 2014
Authors:	Terry Pratchett
Dimensions:	204 x 135 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	377
ISBN-13:	978-1-4732-0025-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy Promotions
LSN:	1-4732-0025-3
Barcode:	9781473200258

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11/10

Fri, 7 Mar 2025 | Review by: D

Discworld novels are all 10/10 reads, so that's a given. We're all buying these editions for the way they look though... and they look incredible. The font is large and easy to read so the book is thicker than expected - a substantial and attractive addition to any shelf.

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