Night Watch
Jetzt kaufen
Durch das Verwenden dieser Links unterstützt du READO. Wir erhalten eine Vermittlungsprovision, ohne dass dir zusätzliche Kosten entstehen.
Beschreibung
'A master storyteller' A.S. Byatt
'Both comic and dark, blending high fantasy, twisted storytelling and all manner of wordplay ... a fine place to start reading Pratchett' The New York Times Book Review
Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is in hot pursuit of a serial killer. The trouble is, a well-timed lightning strike has thrown both policeman and pursued into the city's past. Now Vimes must relive the history that made him: a cruel regime, a bloody revolution, a corrupt police force, and, most unnerving of all, a keen young recruit named Sam Vimes... Night Watch, which draws on inspirations as far ranging as Victor Hugo and M*A*S*H, is a keen satire about the true nature of political power, and the sacrifices made in the name of the greater good; but also a profoundly empathetic novel about community, connection and the tenacity of the human spirit.
This edition of Night Watch - written at the height of Pratchett's imaginative powers - includes a new foreword by Rob Wilkins and an introduction and annotations by Dr David Lloyd and Dr Darryl Jones, contextualising the novel and Pratchett's far-reaching legacy for new readers and current fans alike.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Buch 29 der Scheibenwelt folgt Sir Samuel Mumm welcher auf der jagt nach einem schrecklichen Verbrecher 30 Jahre durch die Zeit fällt, um dort sich selbst und der Wache auf die Sprünge zu helfen damit irgendwann etwas aus ihnen werden kann (in der Zukunft). Im Großen und Ganzen versucht Mumm zwar den Mörder daran zu hindern alles gegen die Wand zu fahren, aber tief in seinem Inneren, möchte er sicherstellen das sein jüngeres Ich mal er wird und sein aktuelles Ich wieder nach Hause zu Sybille kommt, welche kurz davor ist seinen Sohn auf die Welt zu bringen. Ein durchaus düsteres Buch im Vergleich zu anderen, aber wie gewohnt unterhaltsam und sehr, sehr spannend. Es war faszinierend bekannte Charaktere in jung zu erleben und zu beobachten wie zur Hölle Mumm wohl alles wieder richten kann.
Commander Samuel Vimes of the capitol city's City Watch, is in hot pursuit of an arch criminal threatening Vimes' home and wife, who is in labor with his first-born child. As they grapple for control of a deadly crossbow in a thunderstorm on the roof of the Unseen University, home of Discworld's Wizards and source of poorly controlled magic at times, a lightning bolt catapults them 30 years back in time. There, Sam finds himself in the body of a legendary hero, Sergeant At Arms of the Night Watch John Keel. An alarming discovery, for Vimes knows full well that Sergeant Keel lies in a hero's grave, the result of brave action in the bloody 25th of May Rebellion. The date is the dawn of that fateful day and Sam realizes, once he assesses his situation, that he has not only unwillingly become a part of his own history but, when he looks around the watch room, he sees Young Lance Corporal Sam Vimes, a raw recruit of a few weeks. He will have the opportunity to mentor him and what a disappointing prospect Young Sam seems to be. Night Watch delves deeper into the philosophy of war and leadership than most of the Discworld books. It also offers more action than any others in the collection. For the initiated, you will discover how Reg Shoe becomes a zombie, you will meet Lord Vetinari as a young and promising student of the Assassin's Guild and discover how Knobby Knobs becomes a faithful follower of Commander Vimes in later years.
Beschreibung
'A master storyteller' A.S. Byatt
'Both comic and dark, blending high fantasy, twisted storytelling and all manner of wordplay ... a fine place to start reading Pratchett' The New York Times Book Review
Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is in hot pursuit of a serial killer. The trouble is, a well-timed lightning strike has thrown both policeman and pursued into the city's past. Now Vimes must relive the history that made him: a cruel regime, a bloody revolution, a corrupt police force, and, most unnerving of all, a keen young recruit named Sam Vimes... Night Watch, which draws on inspirations as far ranging as Victor Hugo and M*A*S*H, is a keen satire about the true nature of political power, and the sacrifices made in the name of the greater good; but also a profoundly empathetic novel about community, connection and the tenacity of the human spirit.
This edition of Night Watch - written at the height of Pratchett's imaginative powers - includes a new foreword by Rob Wilkins and an introduction and annotations by Dr David Lloyd and Dr Darryl Jones, contextualising the novel and Pratchett's far-reaching legacy for new readers and current fans alike.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Buch 29 der Scheibenwelt folgt Sir Samuel Mumm welcher auf der jagt nach einem schrecklichen Verbrecher 30 Jahre durch die Zeit fällt, um dort sich selbst und der Wache auf die Sprünge zu helfen damit irgendwann etwas aus ihnen werden kann (in der Zukunft). Im Großen und Ganzen versucht Mumm zwar den Mörder daran zu hindern alles gegen die Wand zu fahren, aber tief in seinem Inneren, möchte er sicherstellen das sein jüngeres Ich mal er wird und sein aktuelles Ich wieder nach Hause zu Sybille kommt, welche kurz davor ist seinen Sohn auf die Welt zu bringen. Ein durchaus düsteres Buch im Vergleich zu anderen, aber wie gewohnt unterhaltsam und sehr, sehr spannend. Es war faszinierend bekannte Charaktere in jung zu erleben und zu beobachten wie zur Hölle Mumm wohl alles wieder richten kann.
Commander Samuel Vimes of the capitol city's City Watch, is in hot pursuit of an arch criminal threatening Vimes' home and wife, who is in labor with his first-born child. As they grapple for control of a deadly crossbow in a thunderstorm on the roof of the Unseen University, home of Discworld's Wizards and source of poorly controlled magic at times, a lightning bolt catapults them 30 years back in time. There, Sam finds himself in the body of a legendary hero, Sergeant At Arms of the Night Watch John Keel. An alarming discovery, for Vimes knows full well that Sergeant Keel lies in a hero's grave, the result of brave action in the bloody 25th of May Rebellion. The date is the dawn of that fateful day and Sam realizes, once he assesses his situation, that he has not only unwillingly become a part of his own history but, when he looks around the watch room, he sees Young Lance Corporal Sam Vimes, a raw recruit of a few weeks. He will have the opportunity to mentor him and what a disappointing prospect Young Sam seems to be. Night Watch delves deeper into the philosophy of war and leadership than most of the Discworld books. It also offers more action than any others in the collection. For the initiated, you will discover how Reg Shoe becomes a zombie, you will meet Lord Vetinari as a young and promising student of the Assassin's Guild and discover how Knobby Knobs becomes a faithful follower of Commander Vimes in later years.