Thud! is Terry Pratchett's 34th novel in the hugely popular Discworld series.

Across all the lands trolls and dwarfs have never gotten along. In Discworld, this is also the case. Many, many years ago there was the great Battle of Koom Valley, a battle so great that a rather crazy painter, Methodia Rascal, painted an almost-to-scale painting of the fight between the trolls and the dwarfs.

In modern day Ankh-Morpork, where there is always something happening, the trolls and dwarfs are set to go to battle again, at the anniversary of the Battle of Koom Valley. What starts with the theft of the painting by Methodia Rascal, leads to a journey for not just the dwarfs and the trolls, but also for Commander Vimes and his Watch.

As usual, Terry Pratchett has delivered a wonderful, humourous and exciting novel. Along with delving into the very much controversial issue of racism, here being portrayed between the trolls and the dwarfs, Pratchett also pokes fun at fundamentalism, between the deep down dwarfs -who consider themselves true dwarfs- and the surface dwarfs.

Every Discworld fan has their favourite characters. I've always been fond of the wizards and the witches, who couldn't love the ever-failing Rincewind, and the nerves of steel with Granny Weatherwax? While many of my friends have adored all the Watch novels, I've enjoyed them immensely, but not loved any of the characters. Thud! changed this for me. Starting with Guards! Guards! Commander Sam Vines' character has slowly been evolving, and Pratchett has really opened him up in Thud! As we watch Commander Vines take battle amongst the trolls and dwarfs to try and bring about peace, he also shows his softer side as every night he must be home at 6pm sharp to read Where is my cow? to his son, young Sam.

All in all, Thud! was a wonderful trip down the Discworld, and I'm looking forward to more from Terry Pratchett and the quirky Disc.

This book was absolutely fantastic. Terry Pratchett spins a web of fantasy that will catch you in it every time.