Men at Arms

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: An assassin works behind the scenes to restore Anhk Morpork to the glory days of kings. The most reasonable way to do this is, of course, with an inventive new weapon in one hand. Only one thing stands in his way. the city watch. With each step this criminal takes the more the watch needs to learn to work together to find him. This is hard when the watch has recently turned unprejudiced, due to the Patricians decree. Trolls, dwarfs, men, and women are all forced to work to work together. Only Corporal Carrot can keep them together. They would all revolt against him as well, if he weren't so likeable.

Recommendation: I don't know what I enjoyed more about this book the plot or the characters. New and interesting character continued to pop up all over the place in this book, such as: Creepy Clowns, A Genius Madman, and a Subconsciously Talking Dog. At the heart was Corporal Carrot who believes that deep down everyone is a good person and he treats them as such. He is an interesting character that keeps getting deeper the more time you spend with him. (Note: This was definitely better than the first book, but it may be wise to start with Guards! Guards! You won't miss much in the way of story if you skip ahead, but you won't understand the characters as well.)

Hearts: 5