This is fun; being separated from all of you by about 9 hours; lots of wayward opinions to minister to when I get home! <lopsided grin>

The topic before us now includes "Thief of Time" -- is it an Ankh Morpork novel? Actually, in my exceedingly modest view, it's a Death ... or at least a Susan Death ... novel more than anything else.

And about "Monstrous Regiment" ... I think the presence of stalwarts Edward deWorde, Vimes and Angua, (not to mention the lurking presence of the Patrician offstage) makes it at least a second degree Ankh-Morpork story. That godless, I mean godawful city ...

I didn't much like MR on first reading, but 2nd and 3rd time through it grew on me; now I think of it as one of Pratchett's best.

Around the Godde there forms a Shelle of prayers and Ceremonies and Buildings and Priestes and Authority, until at Last the Godde Dies. Ande this may notte be noticed.

Is there any of that coffee left?