If you combined the barricades from Les Miserables, a time-travelling policeman and observational comedy, you'd probably end up with something like this book. Night Watch is a gem in Pratchett's ever popular but often dismissed Discworld series. Sam Vimes, a police commander stuck in the past and attempting to save both his younger self and the future, is his best heroic but flawed character and the book deftly combines humour with pathos.
(Kate Ellis - bwl 67 Winter 2013) |
