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Description

One moment, Sir Sam Vimes is in his old patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork. The next, he's lying naked in the street, having been sent back thirty years courtesy of a group of time-manipulating monks who won't leave well enough alone. This... read more

Summary

Head of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch Sam Vimes is taken 30 years in the past by a magical storm while chasing a murderer. He needs to coach his younger self and catch the killer, while saving the city from total anarchy.

First Sentence

Sam Vimes sighed when he heard the scream, but he finished shaving before he did anything about it.

Series

This is book 29 in the Discworld series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Terry Pratchett (Author)
 

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