The City Watch book 2 · 1993
Men at Arms
The Watch recruits dwarves, trolls and a werewolf, as someone in Ankh-Morpork steals a dangerous new weapon.
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Book facts
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Series
- The City Watch, book 2 of 8
- Published
- 1993
- Setting
- Set in Discworld
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Men at Arms
8 recurring or key characters from Terry Pratchett’s chart. Introduces Angua von Überwald.
Lead 1
- Sam VimesCaptain, later Commander, of the Watch
Major 5
- Lord VetinariPatrician of Ankh-Morpork
- Carrot IronfounderssonHuman raised as a dwarf
- Angua von ÜberwaldFirst appearanceWatchwoman and werewolf
- Fred ColonSergeant
- Nobby NobbsCorporal, possibly human
Minor and cameo 2
- The LibrarianWizard turned orang-utan
- DeathThe Grim Reaper, who speaks in capitals
Also featuring these characters
Other Terry Pratchett books that share the most characters with Men at Arms.
- Jingo1997 · The City Watch · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Fifth Elephant1999 · The City Watch · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Thud!2005 · The City Watch · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Snuff2011 · The City Watch · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon