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 Though dotted with good and bad jokes Men at Arms isn't as purely funny as some of the series' earlier installments. Racial prejudice and gun control elicit some uncomfortably close-to-the-bone satire, while the search for the killer and his weapon is almost too gripping. By all means, give Pratchett a try, though you might want to start with, say, The Color of Magic or Guards! Guards! These books can sometimes be hard to find, even in paperback, but they repay any effort expended. I keep my copies on the shelf next to P.G. Wodehouse and Donald Westlake. Is contained inThe City Watch Trilogy : Guards! Guards! ; Men at Arms ; Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett Lords and Ladies ; Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett Men at arms ; Soul music by Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett Discworld Collection: The Watch Novels by Terry Pratchett Has the adaptationIs abridged in
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