Jingo (novel)
A submerged island sparks war between Ankh-Morpork and Klatch.
John Clute described it as fitting "seamlessly" into the series and being "better than most" of its predecessors.[1] In "Jingo", Vimes undermines the established order through methods that appear unworkable yet prove effective.[2]
Quick Facts
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Cover artist
- Josh Kirby
- Language
- English
- Series
- Discworld, 21st novel – 4th City Watch novel (5th story)
- Subject
- War
- diplomacy
- jingoism
- racism and xenophobia
- Characters:
- Ankh-Morpork City Watch
- Locations:
- Ankh-Morpork
- Klatch
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Published
- 1997
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
The plot involves Vimes investigating crimes against a race previously thought unworthy.[2] The action moves to Klatch, where the story "stumbles a bit" according to the SF Site.[3] Todd Richmond reviewed the novel for the SF Site in 1998.[3]
What the cited sources add
John Clute's 1997 Interzone review compared Pratchett's writing to that of P. G. Wodehouse.[1] The SF Site concluded that despite stumbles, "Jingo" is nonetheless "a fine addition" to the Discworld.[3] Escape Pod's review mentioned that "Snuff" occurs about three years after "Thud", the last City Watch-centric novel before that point.[2] Clute identified "totemic moments" and multiple scenes he considered "homilies".[1]
References
- Wikipedia, "Jingo (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Been Bondage Done That, by John Clute, originally published in Interzone #126 (December 1997); archived in "Scores", by John Clute; published November 24, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Book Review: 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett", at Escape Pod; published November 5, 2011; retrieved June 30, 2017. facts only, no text reused. escapepod.org
- Wikipedia, "Jingo (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jingo, reviewed by Todd Richmond, at the SF Site; published 1998; retrieved June 30, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Jingo (novel) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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