Book:Jingo
| Jingo | |
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| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Publication date | 16th November 1997 |
| ISBN | 055214598X |
| Pages | 288 |
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| Main characters | The Watch, Havelock Vetinari |
| Series | Watch Series |
| Annotations | View |
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| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
Blurb
Discworld goes to war...
A weathercock has risen from the sea of Discworld. Suddenly you can tell which way the wind is blowing. A new land has surfaced, and so have old feuds. And as two armies march, Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch has got just a few hours to deal with a crime so big that there's no law against it. It's called "war."
He's facing unpleasant foes who are out to get him... and that's just the people on *his* side. The enemy might be worse. And his pocket Dis-organiser says he's got "Die" under "Things To Do Today". But he'd better not, because the world's cleverest inventor and its most devious politician are on their way to the battlefield with a little package that's guaranteed to stop a battle...
Discworld goes to war, with armies of sardines, warriors, fishermen, squid, and at least one very camp follower.
Characters
Main Characters
- 71-hour Ahmed
- Angua
- Prince Cadram
- Fred Colon
- Detritus
- Lt Hornett
- Carrot Ironfoundersson
- Cheery Littlebottom
- Nobby Nobbs
- Leonard of Quirm
- Lord Rust
- Reg Shoe
- Havelock Vetinari
- Samuel Vimes
Other Characters
- Greasy Arif
- Solid Jackson
- Les Jackson
- Jenkins
- Prince Khufurah
- Cumbling Michael
- Sybil Ramkin
- Lord Selachii
- Lord Venturi
- Willikins
Minor Characters
- Mr. Boggis, Thieves' Guild
- Private Bourke
- Ossie Brunt
- Mr. Burleigh, Armourers' Guild
- Mrs. Evadne Cake, medium
- Death
- Constable Dorfl, City Watch
- Lord Downey
- Constable Downspout, City Watch
- Constable Flint, City Watch
- Mr. Frostrip, Guild of Accountants
- Mr. Goriff, take-away shop owner
- Janil Goriff, temperamental teenager
- Bob-Bob Hardyoyo
- Jabbar
- Special Constable (The) Librarian, City Watch
- Constable Pediment, City Watch
- Verity Pushpram
- Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully
- Mr. Scoplett, first mate
- Mr. Slant, Guild of Lawyers
- Snowy Slopes, killer
- Mrs. Spent, landlady
- Stoolie
- Probatory Constable Buggy Swires, City Watch
- Constable Visit-The-Infidel-With-Explanatory-Pamphlets, City Watch
- William, aka "the Artful Nudger", gang member and reluctant Wolf Pack footballer
- Gavin, aka "Scumbag Gav", another unwilling Wolf Pack recruit
- Mr. Wazir, bookshop owner
Mentions
- (The) Bursar
- Chalky, pottery owner
- Done It Duncan
- Blind Hugh
- Smelly Slider, deceased Watch informant
- Topless Harry
- Mr. Hong, unfortunate fish bar owner
- Sidney Lopsides
- Needle Ned
- General Callus Tacticus
- Stoneface Vimes
- Stamina Thrum, one-legged single woman living in Elm Street
- Harry Chestnuts
- Agony Aunts
- Denephew Boot
Locations
- Ankh-Morpork
- Barbican
- Blue Cat Club (mentioned)
- Bunch of Grapes (mentioned)
- Disguise and Joke Shop (mentioned)
- Money Trap Lane
- Mundane Meals
- Rats Chamber
- Sator Square
- Sheer Street (mentioned)
- Vortin's Diamond Warehouse
- Klatch
- Leshp
Things and Concepts
- Army
- Curious squid
- Dis-Organiser
- Foot-the-ball
- Going-Under-The-Water-Safely Device
- Mary-Jane
- Prid of Ankh-Morpork
Adaptations
Theatre
Adapted by Stephen Briggs into a stage play in 2005.
Gallery
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External Links
Jingo Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File
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