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Builds on the idea Pratchett first introduced way back in The Colour of Magic - a camera that works by tiny imps quickly painting what they see out of the camera's front window. In this story, movies have been invented, filmed by a team of imps quickly painting multiple frames of what they see through the movie camera front window - frames which are projected using a back-lit fire salamander.

Loving this book! Back on familiar ground in Ankh-Morpork with the Night Watch and it feels like coming home. Captain Vimes is a great character, splendidly drawn in the style of film noir as a world-weary cop who just wants to do his job and bring down the bad guys but is thwarted by his Machiavellian boss (The Patrician) and indeed the entire political and social system. Pratchett better than ever.

Brilliant, classic Pratchett. He was a master parodist of the fantasy genre and n the first 2 pages alone you get some great gags.
- The lightning stabbed the earth erratically, like an inefficient assassin
- Three dark figures hunched over the bubbling cauldron as the storm raged around them. "When shall we three meet again" cackled one. There was a pause, then another said "Well I'm not free until Tuesday"