In the eighth part of Thud!<\/i>, Vimes takes an important meeting. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read Discworld<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Hiver<\/b><\/p>\n
SORRY, THERE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S WHERE MY MIND WENT FIRST. So, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s some ancient creature… like a hiver. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s looking for minds, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? Oh god, what if this is just a brief mention of an actual<\/i> hiver just so that Pratchett can introduce this:<\/p>\n But just as it leapt to take advantage, something invisible and strong had grabbed it and flung it away.<\/i><\/p>\n Strange.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n With a flick of its tail, it disappeared into an alley.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Something stronger?<\/i> Stronger than a creature that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been around since the universe began? So, what the hell is in Ankh-Morpork?<\/p>\n The Pork Futures Warehouse<\/b><\/p>\n This was a lot of fun to read, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. I was reminded throughout this whole scene just how far some of these characters have come. I believe the last time we see Chrysophrase was in Feet of Clay<\/i>, which is where his drug-peddling was part of his enterprise. Here, there is a sense of growth, though Vimes is quick to criticize even that. (With that biting line about not killing customers.) Chrysophrase is a troll still in control of the Breccia, but I got the feeling that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s aware that Ankh-Morpork is on the brink of something huge and unfortunate and disastrous. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still definitely a criminal leader, but even someone in his position knows when a situation will still great disadvantage to him and his people.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And Hamcrusher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s death is not<\/i> going over well. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just not! The narrative that a troll killed him is already spreading, despite that it feels like a red dried swimmin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 thing. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too<\/i> obvious. But who would plant a club in order to stoke the flames of this intra-species conflict? What if it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a dwarf or<\/i> a troll? Because look, I know Chrysophrase has a vested interest in this not being a troll, and I also don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to ignore that he is likely thinking of his business interests. A full on racial\/species war would likely not be good for him, you know? (Assuming he actually is<\/i> clean living. I suspect he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just found another illegal\/shady way to make money.) But he snitches on someone who is likely selling drugs. Is that really <\/i>a gesture of lawfulness, or does Chrysophrase just want to appear<\/i> that way?\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Whew, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so fun to try to figure it out, and I feel like Chrysophrase is even more complicated of a character than he was before.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Eleven Minutes To Six<\/b><\/p>\n There is a beautiful, beautiful contrast right in the middle of this split, and I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get over it. Vimes is gritty. Rough around the edges. Committed to getting the truth, no matter how uncomfortable that truth is. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a complicated and difficult person, and he made an agreement to read to Young Sam at SIX PM and if he doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make it on time, he will MURDER EVERY CITIZEN OF THE CITY. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m exaggerating, but I feel like I have<\/i> to because of how absurdly dedicated Vimes becomes to making it to Young Sam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reading time. HE LITERALLY PUNCHES A STEVEDORE WITH AN UPPERCUT BECAUSE HE GOT IN THE WAY FOR ONE WHOLE SECOND. He commandeers a four-horse carriage. He pulls a bootlegger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s turn when a swing bridge not where it should be. He hitches another<\/i> ride on a mail coach. CARROT SHUTS DOWN TWO MAJOR ROADS FOR HIM. Oh my god, this part BROKE me:<\/p>\n Once you had a good excuse, you opened the door to bad excuses.<\/p>\n He had nightmares<\/i> about being too late.<\/p>\n He had a lot of nightmares about Young Sam. They involved empty cots and darkness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So as ridiculous as this all is, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually not<\/i>. Vimes has changed because he has a son, and as typical as that story is, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true<\/i>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen so many friends of mine become different people\u00e2\u20ac\u201dalmost always better<\/i> people\u00e2\u20ac\u201donce they have children. The signs of it aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just in the race to get home in time, but in the moment when Vimes finally sees his son:<\/p>\n Young Sam pulled himself up against the cot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rails and said \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Da!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The world went soft.<\/p>\n Vimes stroked his son\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hair. It was funny, really. He spent the day yelling and shouting and talking and bellowing… but here, in this quiet time smelling (thanks to Purity) of soap, he never knew what to say. He was tongue-tied in the presence of fourteen-month-old baby.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s incredible. The transformation we witness is everything<\/i>. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth it all. And I hope the fact that I get to read a book called Where\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s My Cow?<\/i> means I am reading this actual<\/i> book??? BECAUSE YES. I will read it to you all like it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bedtime story, I swear<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Wait, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not done.<\/p>\n Young Sam was fast asleep, with Vimes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s helmet clutched like a teddy bear, and Dribble, always on the lookout for somewhere warm to slump, had rested his head on Vimes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s boot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n HELP ME. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even care about Hamcrusher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s body. I WANT MORE OF SYBIL, SAM, AND YOUNG SAM BEING A FAMILY.<\/p>\n https:\/\/youtu.be\/W2ehW9cJHMs<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – My YA contemporary debut, ANGER IS A GIFT<\/a>, is now out in the world!\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>If you’d like to stay up-to-date on all announcements regarding my books, sign up for my newsletter<\/a>! DO IT.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the eighth part of Thud!, Vimes takes an important meeting. Intrigued? 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