Hollow Heads (original title: Feet of Clay ) is the nineteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett from 1996. The setting is Ankh-Morpork. Hollow heads is one of the city watch stories, which is why Samuel Mumm is the protagonist. In addition to several murders accused of the golems, Lord Vetinari is the victim of insidious poisoning. For the first time, golems are introduced as an independent ethnic group and Dorfl is the first golem to be added to the watch at the end of the book.
The English title Feet of clay alludes to the interpretation of the dream of Nebuchadnezzar , the king of Babylon, by the prophet Daniel in the Book of Daniel .
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Once again, a group of extremely traditionalist citizens is writing the re-establishment of a king on their flags. For this role, they chose Nobby Nobbs of all people . To get rid of the patrician , this time they try a creeping poisoning. While Vetinari quickly sees through this clever method, he lays down clues to put Commander Vimes on the right track. He receives support from the new recruit Grinsi "Gertie" Kleinpo, who, thanks to her atypical training in the alchemists' guild, opens the forensic department of the guard and contributes significantly to the clarification of Vetinari's poisoning.
Meanwhile, mysterious murders of harmless old men are taking place in Ankh-Morpork . It soon becomes clear that golems are involved. They were created by humans a long time ago to do dangerous and dirty jobs. They are mute creatures burned out of clay, in whose hollow heads “holy words” are deposited, which animate them. They don't think, they obey. A special golem doesn't. He thinks, speaks and murders. The other golems burned this golem from their own clay to improve their lives. However, they placed so many conflicting desires and expectations in his head that he went insane.
In the final battle, the village destroys the mad Golem King in a cauldron of boiling wax. In this dispute, Dorfl himself shatters into a thousand pieces, which Captain Carrot has all collected to let it burn again; this time with one mouth and one tongue. Then he puts the purchase receipt for Dorfl in his head and the first golem with free will is in the world. He speaks and decides to pursue a career in the guard in the future.
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)
