Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

 

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Golems are the ultimate slave, created to labour for their owners and to obey the words written and placed in their heads but what if there was more to these "invisible" individuals...
Here we are again back in Ankh-Morpork and the watch is perplexed by the death of a Priest, museum curator, a little old lady and her grandchild and oh yes the attempted murder (not assassination) of the Patrician through poisoning (means unknown). Vimes is on the case and goes to extreme lengths to protect the Patrician after all Vimes believes if anyone gets to kill him it should be him. As the murder plot is investigated the "elite" of the city look to take advantage of the situation and it's revealed that Nobby is by convoluted means the heir to a earldom (no cash but well he would certainly make a reliable King who would need his advisors).
Terry as is the norm uses his latest novel to introduce some new characters, Cherry Littlebottom is highly significant in the big picture as is the golem Dorfl, both are stepping beyond what is expected of them and both find a home in the city. The regular characters are well catered for, Carrot and Angua are steadily developing, Nobby really shines and Vimes with Sybil begin to become the center piece of the city stories when like many I suspect it would have been Carrot to drive the series forward. Feet of Clay is a great addition to the Discworld and combines mystery and humour with style.

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