![]() ![]() While they can’t keep complete order in the city, they try their best. They would follow Vimes to the end of the Earth, and sometimes they very well do. Crossbow, and Nobby Nobbs, who is well, Nobby Nobbs. ![]() ![]() We have Angua, a werewolf lieutenant that stays far away from silver, Detritus the troll who hasn’t quite mastered Mr. ![]() The Watch, of course, has more leaders than Vimes and Carrot. They learn to work together Carrot reminds Vimes why he became a policeman in the first place, and Vimes grounds Carrot to adjust to the city’s morally grey area. Vimes decides to take charge before Carrot gets in trouble arresting the Thieves Guild, and when a dragon attempts to usurp Patrician Vetinari, the leader of the city. The only think YA about these books is that they were marketed to young adults - the content is often anything but and deals with some issues that would rarely make it past a YA editor, the early chapters of I Shall Wear Midnight in particular. He planned for Carrot Ironfoundersson, a human foundling raised by dwarves, to enter the city, rescue the citizens from the dragon, and take over the story. The Tiffany Aching books are among his best work and The Shepherd's Crown is a deeply moving conclusion to the whole series. Terry Pratchett didn’t expect Sam Vimes to rise to the occasion. ![]()
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