I enjoyed this book, although I admit that I pick up every book from Pratchett wondering whether a) it will be his last and b) it will be as good.

This is a terrible way to approach an author's oeuvre. Don't do it. And one of the side effects is that I can't tell whether I'm less impressed by the more recent disc worlds because they're worse or I'm paying more attention. Or I just prefer the witches. It's probably the last.

It's disc world, it's Moist von Lipwig, it's Vetinari (who felt in less than top form in this book, except for one completely over the top moment, which I adored, especially since I was imagining Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) reprising his role from the BBC miniseries), it's odd technology, it's fun. What else is there to say.

Oh, other than an article topic: Jewish Dwarves in Tolkien and Pratchett. Discuss.