SAM VIMES IS A MAN ON THE RUN. YESTERDAY HE WAS A DUKE, A CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE AMBASSADOR TO THE MYSERIOUS, FAT-RICH COUNTRY OF UBERWALD. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (dont ask). Its snowing. Its freezing. And if he cant make it through the forest to civilization theres going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters SAM VIMES IS A MAN ON THE RUN. YESTERDAY HE WAS A DUKE, A CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE AMBASSADOR TO THE MYSERIOUS, FAT-RICH COUNTRY OF UBERWALD. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (dont ask). Its snowing. Its freezing. And if he cant make it through the forest to civilization theres going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. Theyre bright. Theyre fast. Theyre werewolves - and theyre catching up. The Fifth Elephant is Terry Pratchetts latest instalment in the Discworld cycle, this time starring dwarfs, diplomacy, intrigue and big lumps of fat.