Excellent story all round. Vimes develops even more as a character and we get history of the Watch and the city. Along with a good exposition about how the many parts of a society work together despite the deprecations of self-interested fools. I needed that reminder amidst the chaos and deliberate pain of this Trump administration in the US.
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Roy Adams reviewed Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
One moment, Sir Sam Vimes is in his old patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath …
Excellent story and character development
5 stars
Roy Adams rated A Conventional Boy: 4 stars
Roy Adams rated Spy x Family, Vol. 11: 5 stars
Spy x Family, Vol. 11 by Tatsuya Endo (タツヤ エンドウ)
Threatened by Yor’s relationship with Melinda Desmond, Anya gets serious about her own friendship scheme. On the way to a …
Roy Adams rated The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents: 5 stars
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett(duplicate) (Discworld, #28)
It's not a game any more . . .
Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, …
Roy Adams rated My Name Is Markham: 5 stars
My Name Is Markham by Jodi Taylor (The Chronicles of St. Mary's, #7.7)
A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, …
Twists, turns and interesting history
5 stars
Lot of twists and turns, felt like I was meeting myself coming the other way at times. But all's well that ends (mostly) well. Love the history included in the story. It makes sense, but I didn't know that the have been multiple constructs at the Stonehenge site.
Roy Adams reviewed Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
In Discworld, time is a resource managed by the highly capable Monks of History. Everybody …
A tale of Time
5 stars
DEATH, Death of Rats, Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Auditors, Susan, chocolate and Time. What more could you need in a great story? (Perhaps the Luggage too if you're greedy?)
Roy Adams rated Thief of Time: 5 stars
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
In Discworld, time is a resource managed by the highly capable Monks of History. Everybody wants more time, which is …
Roy Adams rated Quarantine: 4 stars
Quarantine by Greg Egan
In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe …
Roy Adams rated Burning Roses: 5 stars
The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 25)
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de …
Roy Adams rated Metaracism: 5 stars
Roy Adams reviewed Thursday's Children by Curtis C. Chen
A collection of very short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from "512 Words or …
Great very short fiction
5 stars
A great collection of very short fiction from Curtis. He tells amazing stories in 512 or fewer words.
Roy Adams rated Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 219: 5 stars
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 219 by Zhu Yixuan, Shari Paul, Sameem Siddiqui, and 8 others (Clarkesworld Magazine, #219)
Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix …