The Fifth Elephant
Pratchett Terry
The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .`Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy. It`s lying, only for a better class of people.They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That mastering it is a lifetime`s work. But you do need a certain inclination in that direction. It`s not something you can just pick up on the job.A few days ago Sam Vimes was a copper - an important copper, true - chief of police - but still, at his core, a policeman. But today he is an ambassador - to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Today, Sam Vimes is also a man on the run.At some point during his ambassadorship,...
ISBN: 9780552167628
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
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