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Read By: Stephen Briggs Publisher: HarperAudio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Discworld Series Release Date: October 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780062099839

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

25

Longest Chapter Length:

41:52 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

11 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

27:34 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

43

Publisher Description

“A lively outing, complete with sly shout-outs to Jane Austen and gritty police procedurals.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

In Terry Pratchett’s delightful New York Times bestselling tale of crime, class, prejudice, and punishment, Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on vacation. But this is Discworld, where nothing goes as planned—and hilarious adventure ensues.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse.

At long last, Lady Sybil has lured her husband, Sam Vimes, on a well-deserved and long-overdue holiday. But for the commander of the City Watch, a vacation in the country is anything but relaxing. The balls, the teas, the muck—not to mention all that fresh air and birdsong—are more than a bit taxing on a cynical city-born and -bred copper.

The policeman is back on familiar ground when a body is found—the first of many, many corpses—and an ancient crime more terrible than murder is uncovered. Out of his jurisdiction, out of his element, and out of bacon sandwiches (thanks to his well-meaning wife)—Sam must rely on his copper’s instincts, guile, and Ankh-Morpork street smarts to see justice done.

As he sets off on the chase, though, he must remember to watch where he steps. . . . This is the countryside, after all, and the streets most definitely are not paved with gold.

The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Snuff is the 8th book in the City Watch collection and the 39th Discworld book.

The City Watch series in order:

  • Guards! Guards!
  • Men at Arms
  • Feet of Clay
  • Jingo
  • The Fifth Elephant
  • Night Watch
  • Thud!
  • Snuff

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"Terry Pratchett may seem like a mixture of Douglas Adams, Jerome K Jerome, or Neil Gaiman, (all favorites of mine) but he is certainly 100% entertaining. This is a really fun story, replete with many lovable characters, that actually packs quite a seriously moral punch. I hated for it to end."

— Linda (4 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “A triumphant effort.”

    — Independent on Sunday (London)
  • “[Snuff is a] lively outing, complete with sly shout-outs to Jane Austen and gritty police procedurals.”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “Stephen Briggs has a long history with the Discworld series, having narrated Sam Vimes through many adventures...Briggs’ sardonic delivery augments the dry humor and the wordplay that is one of Prachett’s trademarks.”

    — AudioFile
  • “In short, this is as busy and as daft as any other Discworld yarn, which means it is the quintessence of daft. Nobody writes fantasy funnier than Pratchett.”

    — Booklist
  • “Series followers will delight in this latest entry…Pratchett’s fun, irreverent-seeming story line masks a larger discussion of social inequalities and the courage it takes to stand up for the voiceless.”

    — Library Journal
  • “This account of Unseen University’s entry into the world of soccer pushes past the usual conventions of satire to offer equal parts absurdist philosophy and heartwarming romance…A witty addition to the long-running fantasy series”

    — Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • A New York Times bestseller
  • A USA Today bestseller
  • One of the 2011 Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books
  • Locus Award

Snuff Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 4.258064516129032 out of 54.258064516129032 out of 54.258064516129032 out of 54.258064516129032 out of 54.258064516129032 out of 5 (4.26)
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Narration: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Bruce Jondle, 10/29/2023
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    — Michael Patrick, 4/28/2022
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    " I'm still thinking about this one. I can sense the magic fading away. "

    — S.A., 2/15/2014
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    " Another great book on Sam Vimes by Terry Pratchett... definitely worth reading! "

    — Lita, 2/8/2014
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    " Another solid Discworld book. Didn't absolutely love it, but I definitely enjoyed it, especially the Jane Austen references. "

    — Megan, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Snuff was another great book. Honestly, I don't think I've ever be disappointed by Terry Pratchett and I don't think I ever will be. "

    — Lily, 2/4/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " It was fun. Pratchett is fun. Nothing special (it's no Good Omens!) but a fun, light read nonetheless. "

    — Leah, 1/27/2014
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    " Vimes goes on a little vacation to his wife's country estate. I wept more than twice. "

    — Squeaky, 1/15/2014
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    " Entertaining, witty and definitely worth the wait "

    — Melinda, 1/12/2014
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    " A fine-to-good Vimes book is pretty much guaranteed to be better than a better book about lesser character. So it is here as Pratchett gives us pure fan service as Sam Vimes, the force of nature, is inflicted upon ne'er-do-wells in the countryside. "

    — Ryan, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Commander Sam Vimes is on "vacation." "

    — Aspen, 1/3/2014

About Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was an English novelist known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and after publishing his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983, he wrote two books a year on average. He was the United Kingdom’s bestselling author of the 1990s and has sold more than 55 million books worldwide. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his children’s novel The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature in 1998 and was knighted in 2009.

About Stephen Briggs

Stephen Briggs, who also works in film, has adapted and staged fifteen Discworld plays, collaborated with Terry Pratchett on a number of related works, and performed the audio recordings of Pratchett’s books. Briggs has won five AudioFile Earphones Awards. He lives in England.