Since Carrot joined the Watch, the number of guards has grown from three men to over forty men, or actually, creatures. Commander Vimes feels like he's out of touch and losing control of the Watch to Captain Carrot, who has been actively recruiting new guardsmen. Of course, there is a lot more going on than just two nations setting out to wage war. Of course, Terry Pratchett does it in his special way, sneaking it in here and there and occasionally hitting you head on with it. In Jingo the Discworld looks into the dark heart of war, land disputes, assassination, science and weapons development, and prejudice.
It is up to the Watch, Vimes, Colon, Carrot and all the rest to find a way to prevent it. Read moreĪnkh-Morpork gets involved in a war with Klatch and the Discworld equivalent of Atlantis, Leshp, is about to rise. He tracks down criminals, regardless of whether they commited big crimes or little crimes - a crime is a crime and he's a policeman. There is a saying that the first casualty of war is truth, but Vimes is not of that school of thought. He does so, but it is a regiment of policemen who follow the trail of the assassination attempt to Klatch. Vimes is less than happy about the situation, until he recieves a note that reminds him he is also a Knight and thus entitled to raise his own regiment. The gentlemen of society are raising their private regiments and Lord Rust (Ronnie) appears to be in overal charge, despite having a grasp of military tactics equivalent to a whelk. In the midst of escallating tension between the two communities, the Klatchian ambassador is the subject of an assassination attempt which the clues point to being a Klatchian plot - Vimes doesn't believe this is the case.Īnyway, war is declared and the leaders of society have deposed the patrician as not being sufficiently warlike enough. hmmm - sounds like they've been lumbered with just about every English stereotype of foreigners that you care to recal! Hence my musing as to how well this translates. They are also reputed to run away at the first sight of cold steel.
The Klatchians are a desert people, who wear Lawrence of Arabia robes and towels on their heads, make curry, offer visitors eyeballs to see if they'll eat them, speak in a curiously curly font that is reminiscent of Arabic script and are very hot on hospitality. This one has Ankh Morpork going to war with Klatch over an island that sprung from the depths of the Circle Sea. I sometimes wonder how well Pratchett's books translate into different languages and cultures.
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