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{{TFE}} is the twenty-fourth Discworld book, and the fifth novel about the [[The Watch|the Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. It begins a tradition of the Watch books focussing more on Vimes than on the Watch as a whole, though notably in this book [[Carrot]] and [[Angua]] have a major subplot. It continues an exploration of Überwald that began in {{CJ}}, this time with werewolves rather than vampires, and also explores more of dwarf culture.


== Blurb ==
== Blurb ==

Latest revision as of 04:40, 15 June 2025

The Fifth Elephant
Cover of the 2013 Corgi edition of The Fifth Elephant with art by Josh Kirby
2012 Corgi edition of The Fifth Elephant
AuthorTerry Pratchett
Audio read byTony Robinson (Corgi);
Stephen Briggs (Isis)
TBA (new)
Cover artistJosh Kirby (original)
Leo Nickolls (Penguin)
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiscworld
Release number
24
Sub-seriesThe Watch
GenreFantasy
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1999-11-04
Preceded byCarpe Jugulum 
Followed byThe Truth 

The Fifth Elephant is the twenty-fourth Discworld book, and the fifth novel about the the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. It begins a tradition of the Watch books focussing more on Vimes than on the Watch as a whole, though notably in this book Carrot and Angua have a major subplot. It continues an exploration of Überwald that began in Carpe Jugulum, this time with werewolves rather than vampires, and also explores more of dwarf culture.

Blurb

‘Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy. It's lying, only for a better class of people.’

Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is a long way from home.

Sent as reluctant ambassador to Uberwald, a mysterious region inhabited by dwarfs, vampires and werewolves, Vimes must learn the art of diplomacy. Fast.

But when he uncovers a mystery with ties back home, the policeman in him can't help but investigate. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, quite a lot actually. Vimes finds himself on the run through the frozen forests of Uberwald, armed with only his wits and the trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). And if he doesn't make it, there's going to be a terrible war.

But there are monsters on his trail. They're smart. They're fast. They're werewolves.

And they're catching up...

Podcast episodes

Major appearances

These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.

Date Show Episode External link
2018-05-23 Radio Morpork “A Morporkian Werewolf in Uberwald” radiomorpork.wordpress.com
2020-09-15 The Death of Podcasts “The Fifth Elephant” aalgar.com
2021-02-08 Pratchat “The King and the Hole of the King” pratchatpodcast.com
2021-02-28 Wyrd Sisters “The Fifth Elephant” podbean.com
2021-05-30 Desert Island Discworld “Stuart Goldsmith and The Fifth Elephant” desertislanddiscworld.com
2021-12-28 The Compleat Discography “The Fifth Elephant” compleatdiscography.page
2022-05-07 Who Watches the Watch “Kids on Their Damn Clacks” (1/3) pinecast.co
2022-06-08 Who Watches the Watch “Morbius the Piss Vampire” (2/3) pinecast.co
2022-07-14 Who Watches the Watch “Mein Shaft” (3/3) pinecast.co
2022-06-12 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Orange You Glad I'm Not an Assassin” (1/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2022-06-19 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Oh No! Consequences!” (2/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2022-06-26 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “The Cheese Course of Cosmic Horror” (3/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2022-09-28 Nanny Ogg's Book Club “The Fifth Elephant” libsyn.com
2023-08-03 Fiction Fans “The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett” fictionfanspodcast.com
2023-10-09 Disc Coverers “The Fifth Elephant” spotify.com
2025-05-30 I’ve Never Read Discworld “Book 24: The Fifth Elephant” spotify.com

Other appearances

Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.

Date Show Episode External link
2015-06-22 The Pratchett Podcast “EPISODE36” app.talkshoe.com

External links

Footnotes