Jingo

<p><b>'IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER TO BLAME IT ON <i>THEM</i>. IT WAS BLEAKLY DEPRESSING TO THINK THAT <i>THEY </i>WERE <i>US</i>.'</b><br><br>War is brewing on the Discworld.<br><br>An island has appeared from the ocean depths, right in the middle of the sea which separates the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork. Of course, no one would dream of starting a war with the neighbours without a perfectly good reason . . . such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock, for instance.<br><br>But when a Klatchian Prince is almost assassinated, peace talks break down and violent nationalism begins to spread. Ankh-Morpork prepares to fight. Only thing is, they don't have an army. Or much in the way of weapons.<br><br>Commander Sam Vimes and the 'officially disbanded' City Watch get caught up in a deadly political game where the enemy appears to be on both sides and no one will listen to reason.<br><br>And if they don't stop this absurd war, no one will . . .<br><br><b>'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b><i>Jingo </i></b><i>is the fourth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. </i></p> <p><b>'IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER TO BLAME IT ON <i>THEM</i>. IT WAS BLEAKLY DEPRESSING TO THINK THAT <i>THEY </i>WERE <i>US</i>.'</b><br><br>War is brewing on the Discworld.<br><br>An island has appeared from the ocean depths, right in the middle of the sea which separates the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork. Of course, no one would dream of starting a war with the neighbours without a perfectly good reason . . . such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock, for instance.<br><br>But when a Klatchian Prince is almost assassinated, peace talks break down and violent nationalism begins to spread. Ankh-Morpork prepares to fight. Only thing is, they don't have an army. Or much in the way of weapons.<br><br>Commander Sam Vimes and the 'officially disbanded' City Watch get caught up in a deadly political game where the enemy appears to be on both sides and no one will listen to reason.<br><br>And if they don't stop this absurd war, no one will . . .<br><br><b>'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b><i>Jingo </i></b><i>is the fourth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. </i></p>