in Ankh-Morpork the equipment that the Deep-Downers had abruptly left behind in their haste has been confiscated, under the clause of eminent domain by Lord Vetinari, seeing them as useful for his future "Undertaking" project. Characters Grag Ardent Grag Bashfull Bashfullsson Detritus Brick Sally von Humpeding Carrot Ironfoundersson Cheery Littlebottom The Low King of the Dwarves Mr. Shine Angua von Überwald Samuel Vimes Sybil Ramkin Vimes Reception Strange Horizons found it to be "(l)ess-than-transcendent Pratchett", but noted that this meant it was "still better and more enjoyable, more worth reading than almost anything but more Pratchett", and expressed concern that Vimes' "immensely satisfying" victory over the Summoning Dark was at the expense of "the compelling contradiction in his nature", thereby making him a less unpredictable character. Kirkus Reviews found it "(b)itingly relevant and laugh-out-loud funny," while assessing that Pratchett "loses his way a bit towards the end." Grumpy Old Bookman declared it to be one of Pratchett's "funniest" — although "not the strongest (...) in the last five years [2000-2005]" and considered that it would make a better film than most Discworld novels. Board game Thud!, the book, is named after, and heavily features, Thud, the board game. The game, similar to ancient Nordic and Celtic Hnefatafl games, was developed earlier as a piece of Discworld merchandise and was inspired by the Discworld novels rather than originating in them. A new edition of the game was released at the same time as the book with a new game variation called 'Koom Valley Thud'. References External links Information from L-Space.org Thud! at Discworld & Pratchett Wiki Thud! at Worlds Without End 2005 British novels Discworld books 2005 fantasy novels Doubleday (publisher) books British comedy novels