{"product_id":"the-fifth-elephant-by-terry-pratchett-9780857524164","title":"The Fifth Elephant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twenty-fourth Discworld novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA special hardback gift edition of a classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Precisely balanced . . . a cracking comic thriller'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of Sir Terry Pratchett's funniest fantasy novels!'\u003c\/em\u003e - 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy. It's lying, only for a better class of people.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCommander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is a long way from home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSent as a reluctant ambassador to Uberwald, a mysterious region inhabited by dwarfs, vampires, and werewolves, Vimes must learn the art of diplomacy. Fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when he uncovers a mystery with ties back home, the policeman in him can't help but investigate. What could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWell, quite a lot actually. Vimes finds himself on the run through the frozen forests of Uberwald, armed with only his wits and the trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). And if he doesn't make it, there's going to be a terrible war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut there are monsters on his trail. They're smart. They're fast. They're werewolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd they're catching up . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Elephant\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Discworld series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Pratchett's spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/em\u003e - Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Pratchett is a master storyteller'\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest'\u003c\/em\u003e - George R.R. Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of those rare writers who appeals to everyone'\u003c\/em\u003e - Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers around'\u003c\/em\u003e - Ben Aaronovitch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Masterful and brilliant'\u003c\/em\u003e - Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Nothing short of magical'\u003c\/em\u003e - Chicago Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its twists and turns'\u003c\/em\u003e - SFX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Discworld is compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world... There's never been anything quite like it'\u003c\/em\u003e - Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869151707372,"sku":"9780857524164","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780857524164-the-fifth-elephant.jpg?v=1782873595","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-fifth-elephant-by-terry-pratchett-9780857524164","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}