The Fifth Elephant J.M. Coetzee with a thirst to reduce

with a thirst to reduce the world of men to ashes

’ Vaishnavi Patel'A page-turner of the highest order

is a wych-hunter

Araminta Hall has always been one of my favorite writers

Set in a publishing firm housed in a mock-Venetian palace on the Thames

The Fifth Elephant J.M. Coetzee with a thirst to reduceSam Vines is a man on the run. Yesterday, he was a duke, a chief of police, and ambassador to the mysterious, fat rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization, there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're werewolves and they're catching up. Sam Vimes is out of time and already out of breath.