'Vimes ran a practised eye over the assortment before him. It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.?Insurrection is in the air in Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city?s ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It?s enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drinkmore. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don?t fully understand, and they?re about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Time for Captain Vimes to sober up.'Vimes ran a practised eye over the assortment before him. It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.?Insurrection is in the air in Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city?s ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It?s enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drinkmore. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don?t fully understand, and they?re about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Time for Captain Vimes to sober up. Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.