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For the record, I think Lao-tze's time-manipulation trumps anyone other than Death. If you can travel back in time, no-one who hasn't always existed can foil you.
I like in general the direction Pratchett is going. The Fifth Elephant goes through, systematically, every element of dwarf culture he's mocked in the past, and re-legitimizes it in some way. Fantasy is always better when it takes itself seriously, even if beyond that foundation it's satirical.
Monstrous Regiment, though, annoyed me. How exactly does Polly acquire a social conscience during the course of the book? It seems to come out of nowhere. I expected her to just stay focused on rescuing her brother.
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I also thought that Sgt. Jackum should've been the Duchesses' long-lost husband that supposedly died in the war. I was so disappointed when he (hahah) wasn't.
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