Character · The City Watch · 11 books
Sam Vimes
Sam Vimes is the captain, later commander, of the Watch.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Guards! Guards! (1989)
- Latest appearance
- Raising Steam (2013)
- Books
- 11 (8 as lead, 1 major, 2 minor)
- Series
- The City Watch, Moist von Lipwig
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Circle
- The City Watch
Where to meet Sam Vimes
Sam Vimes first appears in Guards! Guards! (1989), as the lead, book 1 of the The City Watch series.
Every book with Sam Vimes
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1989LGuards! Guards!lead · The City WatchBuy
- 1993LMen at Armslead · The City WatchBuy
- 1996LFeet of Claylead · The City WatchBuy
- 1997LJingolead · The City WatchBuy
- 1999LThe Fifth Elephantlead · The City WatchBuy
- 2000·The Truthminor roleBuy
- 2002LNight Watchlead · The City WatchBuy
- 2003·Monstrous Regimentminor roleBuy
- 2005LThud!lead · The City WatchBuy
- 2011LSnufflead · The City WatchBuy
- 2013MRaising Steammajor role · Moist von LipwigBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Lord VetinariPatrician of Ankh-Morpork | 10 |
| Carrot IronfounderssonHuman raised as a dwarf | 9 |
| Fred ColonSergeant | 8 |
| Nobby NobbsCorporal, possibly human | 8 |
| Angua von ÜberwaldWatchwoman and werewolf | 6 |
| Cheery LittlebottomDwarf forensics officer | 4 |