#113 in Fantasy
Feet of Clay
- 382
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Feet of Clay” is a Discworld crime story that manages to be very funny while asking in earnest who counts as a person. The City Watch hunts a killer who seems to be a golem while someone poisons the Patrician, and Pratchett keeps a great many threads moving at once, busy even by his standards. Some readers single out the dialogue and a superb final stretch.
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About the book
Feet of Clay is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the nineteenth book in the Discworld series, published in 1996. The story follows the members of the City Watch, as they attempt to solve murders apparently committed by a golem, as well as the unusual poisoning of the Patrician, Lord Vetinari.
Reading order · Discworld
Full order & progress →- The Colour of Magic
7.77.7 / 10 - The Light Fantastic
7.87.8 / 10 - Equal Rites
8.08.0 / 10 - Mort
8.38.3 / 10 - Sourcery
7.77.7 / 10 - Wyrd Sisters
8.08.0 / 10 - Pyramids
7.67.6 / 10 - Guards! Guards!Start here
8.58.5 / 10 - Eric
7.47.4 / 10 - Moving Pictures
7.87.8 / 10 - Reaper Man
8.38.3 / 10 - Witches Abroad
8.28.2 / 10 - Small Gods
8.58.5 / 10 - Lords and Ladies
8.28.2 / 10 - Men at Arms
8.68.6 / 10 - Soul Music
7.97.9 / 10 - Interesting Times
8.18.1 / 10 - Maskerade
8.08.0 / 10 - Feet of ClayThis book
8.58.5 / 10 - Hogfather
8.38.3 / 10 - Jingo
8.28.2 / 10 - The Last Continent
7.97.9 / 10 - Carpe Jugulum
8.08.0 / 10 - The Fifth Elephant
8.48.4 / 10 - The Truth
8.48.4 / 10 - Thief of Time
8.38.3 / 10 - The Last Hero
8.18.1 / 10 - The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
8.08.0 / 10 - Night Watch
8.88.8 / 10 - The Wee Free Men
8.48.4 / 10 - Monstrous Regiment
8.38.3 / 10 - A Hat Full of Sky
8.48.4 / 10 - Going Postal
8.78.7 / 10 - Thud!
8.48.4 / 10 - Wintersmith
8.28.2 / 10 - Making Money
8.48.4 / 10 - Unseen Academicals
8.08.0 / 10 - I Shall Wear Midnight
8.58.5 / 10 - Snuff
8.08.0 / 10 - Raising Steam
7.87.8 / 10 - The Shepherd's Crown
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 638 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 81% of the weight and the score stays at 8.5 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 38 | 6% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 20 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 580 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Feet of Clay?
It has 382 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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