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Thud!
Sign in to saveThud! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 34th book in the Discworld series, first released in the United States on 13 September 2005, then the United Kingdom on 1 October 2005. It was released in the U.S. three weeks before Pratchett's native UK in order to coincide with a signing tour. It was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2006.
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- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- First published
- 2005
- Editions
- 40
- Subjects
- Samuel Vimes (Fictitious character), Discworld (Imaginary place), Fiction, Fantasy, Discworld (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, humorous, English literature
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- Book.name
- Thud!
- Book.image
- Terry Pratchett - Thud 0385608675.jpg
- Book.caption
- First edition
- Book.author
- Sir Terry Pratchett
- Book.cover_artist
- Paul Kidby
- Book.language
- English
- Book.genre
- Fantasy
- Book.publisher
- Doubleday
- Book.pub_date
- 2005
- Book.isbn
- 0-385-60867-5
- Book.preceded_by
- Going Postal
- Book.followed_by
- Wintersmith
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Thud! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 34th book in the Discworld series, first released in the United States on 13 September 2005, then the United Kingdom on 1 October 2005. It was released in the U.S. three weeks before Pratchett's native UK in order to coincide with a signing tour. It was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2006.
==Plot== As the book opens, a dwarf demagogue, Grag Hamcrusher, is apparently murdered. Ethnic tensions between Ankh-Morpork's troll and dwarf communities mount in the build-up to the anniversary of the Battle Of Koom Valley, an ancient battle where trolls and dwarfs seemingly ambushed each other. Lord Vetinari persuades Commander Vimes to interview a vampire applicant to the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. The new recruit, Lance-Constable Salacia "Sally" von Humpeding, along with Sergeant Angua and Captain Carrot, is attached to the investigation surrounding Hamcrusher's death.