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Ben at 11:41, 24 March 2023

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	'''Ankh-Morpork''' (A-M) is an independent city-state located on the Hubwards shore of the Circle Sea. It's one of the biggest cities on the Disc, and is home to many of the characters and stories told there. "Ankh-Morpork" is also used as a '''series name''' for the loose collection of books which chart the evolution as the city's culture, society and technology change over the course of the series.		'''Ankh-Morpork''' (A-M) is an independent city-state located in the Sto Plains on the Hubwards shore of the Circle Sea. It's one of the biggest cities on the Disc, and is home to many of the characters and stories told there. "Ankh-Morpork" is also used as a '''series name''' for the loose collection of books which chart the evolution as the city's culture, society and technology change over the course of the series.

	Aside from the casts of [[the Watch]], [[Wizards]] and [[Moist von Lipwig]] series, other characters who appear in multiple novels include Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, Gaspode, the Canting Crew of beggars, the heads and members of the various Guilds, several nobles including Lady Selachii and Lord Rust, zombie lawyer Mr Slant, and the current Patrician, Lord Havelock Vetinari, and members of his staff.		Aside from the casts of [[the Watch]], [[Wizards]] and [[Moist von Lipwig]] series, other characters who appear in multiple novels include Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, Gaspode, the Canting Crew of beggars, the heads and members of the various Guilds, several nobles including Lady Selachii and Lord Rust, zombie lawyer Mr Slant, and the current Patrician, Lord Havelock Vetinari, and members of his staff.

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	* {{TLF}}<ref>Several early scenes and the climax of {{TLF}} occur in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{TLF}}<ref>Several early scenes and the climax of {{TLF}} occur in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{ER}}<ref>The second half of {{ER}} takes place in Ankh-Morpork; some people and events are referred to again in much later books.</ref>		* {{ER}}<ref>The second half of {{ER}} takes place in Ankh-Morpork; some people and events are referred to again in much later books.</ref>
	* {{M}}<ref>During {{M}} Death spends a lot of his time off in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{M}}<ref>During {{M}} Death spends a lot of his time off in Ankh-Morpork. The plot with Keli takes place in Sto Lat, another kingdom in the Sto Plains.</ref>
	* {{S}}		* {{S}}
	* {{WS}}<ref>A short but pivotal section of {{WS}} is set in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{WS}}<ref>A short but pivotal section of {{WS}} is set in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>

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	* {{COM}}<ref>Book one of {{COM}} is set almost entirely in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{COM}}<ref>Book one of {{COM}} is set almost entirely in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{TLF}}<ref>Several early scenes and the climax occur in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{TLF}}<ref>Several early scenes and the climax of {{TLF}} occur in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{ER}}<ref>The second half of {{ER}} takes place in Ankh-Morpork; some people and events are referred to again in much later books.</ref>		* {{ER}}<ref>The second half of {{ER}} takes place in Ankh-Morpork; some people and events are referred to again in much later books.</ref>
	* {{M}}<ref>Death spends time in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{M}}<ref>During {{M}} Death spends a lot of his time off in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{S}}		* {{S}}
	* {{WS}}<ref>A short but pivotal section of {{WS}} is set in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>		* {{WS}}<ref>A short but pivotal section of {{WS}} is set in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{P}}<ref>Book one of {{P}} is set in Ankh-Morpork and is the most we ever see of the Assassin's Guild.</ref>		* {{P}}<ref>Book one of {{P}} is set in Ankh-Morpork and is the most we ever see of the Assassin's Guild.</ref>
	* {{G!G!}}		* {{G!G!}}
	* {{MP}}		* {{MP}}<ref>{{MP}}' plot is mostly split between Ankh-Morpork and Holy Wood, which is about thirty miles away.</ref>
	* {{RP}}<ref>The wizards' plotline in {{RM}} is set in and just outside the city.</ref>		* {{RP}}<ref>The wizards' plotline in {{RM}} is set in and just outside the city.</ref>
	* {{MAA}}		* {{MAA}}
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	* {{M!!!}}		* {{M!!!}}
	* {{FOC}}		* {{FOC}}
	* {{H}}		* {{H}}<ref>{{H}} establishes that Susan now lives in Ankh-Morpork, and quite a lot of the plot happens there.</ref>
	* {{J}}<ref>{{J}} details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp.</ref>		* {{J}}<ref>{{J}} details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp.</ref>
	* {{TFE}}<ref>{{TFE}} mostly happens in Überwald, but Ankh-Morpork plays an important role.</ref>		* {{TFE}}<ref>{{TFE}} mostly happens in Überwald, but Ankh-Morpork plays an important role.</ref>

Ben: /* Books set in Ankh-Morpork */ Converted parenthetical notes into footnotes to help avoid spoilers.

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	These books are set, at least partially, in Ankh-Morpork. Most other [[List of Discworld Books\|Discworld books]] feature brief scenes set in the city, but we've confined this list to those which advance the story of the city, or our knowledge of it.		These books are set, at least partially, in Ankh-Morpork. Most other [[List of Discworld Books\|Discworld books]] feature brief scenes set in the city, but we've confined this list to those which advance the story of the city, or our knowledge of it.

	* {{COM}} ~~(book~~ one is set almost entirely in A-M)		* {{COM}}<ref>Book one of {{COM}} is set almost entirely in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{TLF}} ~~(several~~ early scenes and the climax occur in A-M)		* {{TLF}}<ref>Several early scenes and the climax occur in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{ER}} ~~(the~~ second half of ~~the book is set~~ in A-M)		* {{ER}}<ref>The second half of {{ER}} takes place in Ankh-Morpork; some people and events are referred to again in much later books.</ref>
	* {{M}} (Death spends time in A-M)		* {{M}}<ref>Death spends time in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{S}}		* {{S}}
	* {{WS}} (a short but pivotal section)		* {{WS}}<ref>A short but pivotal section of {{WS}} is set in Ankh-Morpork.</ref>
	* {{P}} ~~(book~~ one is set in A-M)		* {{P}}<ref>Book one of {{P}} is set in Ankh-Morpork and is the most we ever see of the Assassin's Guild.</ref>
	* {{G!G!}}		* {{G!G!}}
	* {{MP}}		* {{MP}}
	* {{RP}} ~~(the~~ wizards' plotline is set in and just outside the city)		* {{RP}}<ref>The wizards' plotline in {{RM}} is set in and just outside the city.</ref>
	* {{MAA}}		* {{MAA}}
	* {{SM}}		* {{SM}}
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	* {{FOC}}		* {{FOC}}
	* {{H}}		* {{H}}
	* {{J}} (details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp)		* {{J}}<ref>{{J}} details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp.</ref>
	* {{TFE}} (mostly happens in Überwald, but A-M plays an important role)		* {{TFE}}<ref>{{TFE}} mostly happens in Überwald, but Ankh-Morpork plays an important role.</ref>
	* {{TT}}		* {{TT}}
	* {{TOT}}		* {{TOT}}
	* {{TLH}} (begins and ends in A-M, and ~~most~~ of the ~~protagonists~~ live there)		* {{TLH}}<ref>{{TLH}} begins and ends in Ankh-Morpork, and it features a major "crossing of the streams" as some of the main characters who live there meet for the first and only time.</ref>
	* {{NW}}		* {{NW}}
	* {{GP}}		* {{GP}}
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	* {{MM}}		* {{MM}}
	* {{UA}}		* {{UA}}
	* {{ISWM}}		* {{ISWM}}<ref>Tiffany visits Ankh-Morpork for a significant portion of {{ISWM}} and sees some important locations and people. She also mentions she's been there once before.</ref>
	* {{RS}}		* {{RS}}

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	== Books about Ankh-Morpork ==		== Books about Ankh-Morpork ==
	Several books detail the city itself or its prominent institutions and people:		Several books (or equivalents) detail the city itself or its prominent institutions and people:

	* {{SOAM}}		* {{SOAM}}
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	== Books set in Ankh-Morpork ==		== Books set in Ankh-Morpork ==
	These books are set, at least partially, in Ankh-Morpork. Most other [[List of Discworld Books\|Discworld books]] feature brief scenes set in the city, but we've confined this list to those which advance the story of, or our knowledge of~~, the city~~.		These books are set, at least partially, in Ankh-Morpork. Most other [[List of Discworld Books\|Discworld books]] feature brief scenes set in the city, but we've confined this list to those which advance the story of the city, or our knowledge of it.

	* {{COM}} (book one is set almost entirely in A-M)		* {{COM}} (book one is set almost entirely in A-M)
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	* {{H}}		* {{H}}
	* {{J}} (details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp)		* {{J}} (details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp)
	* {{TFE}}		* {{TFE}} (mostly happens in Überwald, but A-M plays an important role)
	* {{TT}}		* {{TT}}
	* {{TOT}}		* {{TOT}}
	* {{TLH}}		* {{TLH}} (begins and ends in A-M, and most of the protagonists live there)
	* {{NW}}		* {{NW}}
	* {{GP}}		* {{GP}}

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	'''Ankh-Morpork''' (A-M) is an independent city-state located on the Hubwards shore of the Circle Sea. It's one of the biggest cities on the Disc, and is home to many of the characters and stories told there. ~~It's~~ also used as a series name for the loose collection of books which chart ~~its~~ evolution as ~~its~~ culture, society and technology change over the course of the series. Aside from the casts of [[the Watch]], [[Wizards]] and [[Moist von Lipwig]] series, other characters who appear in multiple novels include Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, Gaspode, the Canting Crew of beggars, the heads and members of the various Guilds, several nobles including Lady Selachii and Lord Rust, zombie lawyer Mr Slant, and the current Patrician, Lord Havelock Vetinari, and members of his staff.		'''Ankh-Morpork''' (A-M) is an independent city-state located on the Hubwards shore of the Circle Sea. It's one of the biggest cities on the Disc, and is home to many of the characters and stories told there. "Ankh-Morpork" is also used as a '''series name''' for the loose collection of books which chart the evolution as the city's culture, society and technology change over the course of the series.

			Aside from the casts of [[the Watch]], [[Wizards]] and [[Moist von Lipwig]] series, other characters who appear in multiple novels include Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, Gaspode, the Canting Crew of beggars, the heads and members of the various Guilds, several nobles including Lady Selachii and Lord Rust, zombie lawyer Mr Slant, and the current Patrician, Lord Havelock Vetinari, and members of his staff.

	== Books ==		== Books ==
	Fans have sometimes ~~called~~ these books the "[[Industrial Revolution]]" series (a phrase ~~now~~ repurposed in the [[50 Years of Terry]] editions to refer to the [[Moist von Lipwig]] trilogy). ~~But we~~ like ~~to think~~ of ~~them~~ as ~~telling~~ the city's story, as much as any specific group who live there.		Fans have also sometimes referred to these books as the "[[Industrial Revolution]]" series, but that phrase has been repurposed in the [[50 Years of Terry]] editions to refer specficially to the [[Moist von Lipwig]] trilogy. We like the L-Space wiki's use of "Ankh-Morpork", as they tell the city's story as much as that of any specific group who live there.

	* {{MP}}		* {{MP}}
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	* {{RS}}		* {{RS}}

	{{MR}} is also sometimes considered part of this sequence, as it deals in part with the ongoing political situation in Ankh-Morpork, but it's ~~less good a fit~~.		{{MR}} is also sometimes considered part of this sequence, as it deals in part with the ongoing political situation in Ankh-Morpork, but it's debatable since it's not actually set in Ankh-Morpork.

	== Books about Ankh-Morpork ==		== Books about Ankh-Morpork ==
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	* {{FOC}}		* {{FOC}}
	* {{H}}		* {{H}}
	* {{J}}		* {{J}} (details Ankh-Morpork's rivalry with Klatch over the island of Leshp)
	* {{TFE}}		* {{TFE}}
	* {{TT}}		* {{TT}}

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	{{MR}} is also sometimes considered part of this sequence, as it deals in part with the ongoing political situation in Ankh-Morpork, but it's less good a fit.		{{MR}} is also sometimes considered part of this sequence, as it deals in part with the ongoing political situation in Ankh-Morpork, but it's less good a fit.

			== Books about Ankh-Morpork ==
			Several books detail the city itself or its prominent institutions and people:

			* {{SOAM}}
			* {{TCAM}}
			* {{AMAV1}}
			* {{AMAV2}}

	== Books set in Ankh-Morpork ==		== Books set in Ankh-Morpork ==

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'''Ankh-Morpork''' (A-M) is an independent city-state located on the Hubwards shore of the Circle Sea. It's one of the biggest cities on the Disc, and is home to many of the characters and stories told there. It's also used as a series name for the loose collection of books which chart its evolution as its culture, society and technology change over the course of the series. Aside from the casts of [[the Watch]], [[Wizards]] and [[Moist von Lipwig]] series, other characters who appear in multiple novels include Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, Gaspode, the Canting Crew of beggars, the heads and members of the various Guilds, several nobles including Lady Selachii and Lord Rust, zombie lawyer Mr Slant, and the current Patrician, Lord Havelock Vetinari, and members of his staff.

== Books ==
Fans have sometimes called these books the "[[Industrial Revolution]]" series (a phrase now repurposed in the [[50 Years of Terry]] editions to refer to the [[Moist von Lipwig]] trilogy). But we like to think of them as telling the city's story, as much as any specific group who live there.

* {{MP}}
* {{TT}}
* {{TLH}}
* {{GP}}
* {{MM}}
* {{UA}}
* {{RS}}

{{MR}} is also sometimes considered part of this sequence, as it deals in part with the ongoing political situation in Ankh-Morpork, but it's less good a fit.

== Books set in Ankh-Morpork ==
These books are set, at least partially, in Ankh-Morpork. Most other [[List of Discworld Books|Discworld books]] feature brief scenes set in the city, but we've confined this list to those which advance the story of, or our knowledge of, the city.

* {{COM}} (book one is set almost entirely in A-M)
* {{TLF}} (several early scenes and the climax occur in A-M)
* {{ER}} (the second half of the book is set in A-M)
* {{M}} (Death spends time in A-M)
* {{S}}
* {{WS}} (a short but pivotal section)
* {{P}} (book one is set in A-M)
* {{G!G!}}
* {{MP}}
* {{RP}} (the wizards' plotline is set in and just outside the city)
* {{MAA}}
* {{SM}}
* {{M!!!}}
* {{FOC}}
* {{H}}
* {{J}}
* {{TFE}}
* {{TT}}
* {{TOT}}
* {{TLH}}
* {{NW}}
* {{GP}}
* {{T!}}
* {{MM}}
* {{UA}}
* {{ISWM}}
* {{RS}}

== External links ==
* [[lspace:Category:Ankh-Morpork Series|Ankh-Morpork Series]] (category) at the L-Space wiki
* [[lspace:Ankh-Morpork|Ankh-Morpork]] (the city) at the L-Space wiki
* [[wikipedia:Ankh-Morpork|Ankh-Morpork]] on Wikipedia

== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Books|*]]
[[Category:Places]]
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