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{{quote|''[[Arc Words|A lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on.]]''}}
The 25th ''[[Discworld]]'' novel and the first standalone since ''[[
Building on the the themes of change started in the previous book ''[[
Meanwhile, a plot against the Patrician takes shape. The shadowy organization from ''[[
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* [[Character Filibuster]]: As per usual with later ''Discworld'' books, and evident in the argument between Sacharissa and William before the climax (with William voicing the author's opinion).
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Or rather, {{spoiler|Chekhov's desk spike.}}
* [[Continuity Nod]]: William's oafish brother managed to be one of the only casualties in the war with Klatch, which was the subject of ''[[
** Vetinari also mentions the events of ''[[
** Harry King grouses about how much golems are demanding to be paid these days. The golems' liberation from slavery first got started in ''[[
** When his ominous statment is finally backed up [[Empathic Environment|by thunder]] Otto yells [[
** The Committee to Unelect the Patrician appears to be the same group ultimately behind the plot in ''[[
* [[Death Equals Redemption]]: It helps if [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] gives you a little post-mortem therapy to help with the redemption.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Lord de Worde's conspiracy is the source of a lot of references to the Watergate Break-in.
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* [[Grew a Spine]]: William de Worde relative his father. An example of the [[Coming of Age Story]] variant of the trope.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: {{spoiler|Due in part to his terrible childhood, where the only thing of ''any'' value in his village was the decorations in the church,}} Mr. Tulip has an ''excellent'' knowledge of art history and value. He can also gauge a gem's worth by sight.
* [[Hold Your Hippogriffs]]: [[
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: A subtle version, but when Vimes asks William who he's answerable to, William answers "The truth," and Vimes pointedly remarks on truth's lack of a fixed address/incentive to smack William in the face if he lies. Coming from Vimes, a man who gets on the nerves of Ankh-Morpork's upper crust mainly because, to paraphrase Rust in a previous book, he sees the law as "some sort of shining thing in the sky", that's pretty rich.
** Though the difference is that with the Truth, there's no one to reprimand you if you lie, but with the Law, if you break it, you answer to Vimes.
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* [[Supreme Council of Vagueness]]: The Committee to Unelect the Patrician (a reference to the Committee to Re-elect the President from the Watergate affair)
* [[Sympathetic POV]]: From William's point of view, Vimes and the Watch are obstructive of free speech and antagonistic.
** This gets even funnier several books later, when [[
** Pterry may be deliberately setting up three of Ankh-Morpork's most influential political voices (Commander Vimes, Moist von Lipwig, and William de Worde) to dislike and/or distrust one another, as this is how Vetinari always keeps power-blocks within his city from uniting to challenge his authority.
{{quote|'''Vetinari:''' In return, however, I must ask you not to upset Commander Vimes... *cough* more than necessary.
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** Fridge Logic that in their world, they're probably the inventors of those fonts.
* [[There Are Two Kinds of People in the World]]: Parodied with William's ever-evolving take on the glass-half-full/half-empty metaphor.
* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]{{context}}
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Mr Pin and Mr Tulip. According to [[Word of God]], they are designed to represent the archetype rather than referencing any specific set, though there are specific [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' and ''[[Neverwhere]]''.
** Specifically, Mr. Tulip at one points ''elaborates'' on the phrase "get medieval on his arse" (as seen on the page for [[Noodle Implements]]). And Mr. Pin has ''Not a Very Nice Person at All'' inscribed on his wallet. Mr. Pin also had something very interesting to say about staple fast foods in foreign places.
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