Bright Bards (Original Title: Men at Arms ) is a novel by Terry Pratchett from 1993. It is the fifteenth Discworld novel . The action takes place in Ankh-Morpork. Helle Bards is the second book in the history of the city watch, so the watch is the focus.
action
The incident with the dragon on guard! Guards! upgraded the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch . It is growing and recruiting new recruits to represent as many of the city's ethnic minorities as possible. A troll, a woman and a dwarf are the first aspirants for the new jobs. These are the later sergeants Angua and Detritus , who are introduced as recruits, and the dwarf Knuddel.
Strange murders are happening in the city. With the prototype of a weapon invented by Leonard von Quirm , the "Gfähr", large holes are made in people. After being stolen from the Assassins Guild Museum, this weapon seems to have a life of its own. At the wedding ceremony of Commander Mumm and Lady Käsedick , the patrician fell victim to the Gfähr with a shot in the leg. After this attack, the guard succeeds in catching the assassin and even a wedding takes place.
The Scholars of the Disc World (1999, German 2004) • The Philosophers of the Round World. More from the scholars of the Discworld (2002, German 2004) • Darwin and the Gods of the Discworld (2005, German 2006) • The Last Judgment. The Science of Discworld 4 (2013, German 2013)
Other books
The Disc World from A – Z (with Stephen Briggs ; 1994, German 1996) • The Disc World Album (1996, German 2001) • GURPS Disc World (with Phil Masters ; 1998, German 1999) • Nanny Oggs Cookbook (1999, German 2001) . 2001) • GURPS Discworld Also (with Phil Masters ; 2001) • The Art of Discworld (2004, German 2006) • Where's my Cow (2005) • Wit and Wisdom of Discworld (2007, German 2010) • Myths and legends the Discworld (with Jacqueline Simpson ; 2008, German 2009) • The World of Poo (2012) • Fools, Thieves and Vampires - The best of ten years of Discworld calendars (with Stephen Briggs ; 2012, German 2012)
Discworld maps
The Streets of Ankh-Morpork - A Discworld Map (1993; Ger. 1996) • The Discworld Mapp (1995) • A Tourist Guide to Lancre - A Discworld Mapp (1998) • Death's Domain - A Discworld Mapp (1999) • More complete and indispensable Ankh-Morpork city guide (2012, German 2013) • Mrs. Bradshaw's most useful handbook for all routes of the Hygienic Railway Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plain (2014, German 2015)
The whole madness (2004, German 2007) • Big words (2012, German 2018) • Twisted dragon (2014, German 2015) • The vacuum-sucking fright screw (2016, German 2018)