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Plot Summary of Feet of Clay
"On top of mysterious murders that do not make sense and Nobby Nobbs's sudden nobility, Samuel Vimes, Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, has to deal with an attempt on the Patrician's life. Will he be able to put the puzzle together in time?"
Beth Winter, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - finding a killer (criminal) - unraveling a conspiracy - finding a spy/saboteur
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control - election campaign
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - info about lifeform(s)/society/phenomena - state secrets
Parody Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
If enemy is a group... - drug dealers

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Eccentric: Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - scholar
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength - can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - 19th century - 18th century - 17th century - general past
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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