The 2nd volume in the Ankh-Morpork Archives and this time new guilds, new religions, new fun information, and more!

A big big thank you to my hubby for getting me this book for Christmas! This was just SO high on my list of books I wanted to have and I finally got it~!

I just LOVE the DiscWorld series (well especially the earlier ones) and I am so happy with these Archives books in which we get some extra information on the world. Last time we got various guilds and the UU, this time it is the Watch, 1 guild, and one filled with (hopefully) reformed vampires, and the Lu-Tze religion (/cult?).

The first part, well, I really enjoyed reading it because I just love the Watch so much and all the characters that are in it. I also love that everyone is allowed in the Watch. Not just men, but also trolls, women, and anything in between. Everyone. I guess with such a job as the Watch you need everyone you can get, haha. We learn a lot about the Watch, some new to me some old. I really enjoyed seeing the characters I love so much and read more about them. And some of their cases. The pigeons and how to not lose them to gargoyles.

We also read about the Fools’ Guild, not a favourite of mine, but hey if you have a fear for clowns (and hate mimes) I guess that is logical. Still, it was a fun read despite me being terrified most of the time. I did love reading the thoughts of the illustrators on the guild and that one indeed was unlocked a new fear, haha. There were some new things about the guild, some I had forgotten but now remember, and some stuff I already knew. I also find it hilarious that the Fools’ Guild felt, at times at least, more like the mob rather than something meant to bring laughter.

I really loved reading about the Reformed Vampyres/Vampires! They are such a fun aspect in the Discworld and I loved reading about how they were reformed, plans for new names (which made me laugh so much), about food, work ideas, and several more things including some talks with vampires. It was just so much fun to read, definitely one of my favourite parts!

And the last, and maybe not entirely my favourite, but still a lot of fun, we talk about Lu-Tze. Aka enlightenment. Aka hippies in some cases. This one was the one that came with the most surprises given that it has been even longer since I last read about the Lu-Tze religion. So while not entirely my favourite part, I did love all the information we learned. From the wisdoms of an older lady and how a whole religion came to form around that, to the leader of the religion, to so many other aspects. Plus, of course, also the counterpart of it, which were definitely hippies. XD

I loved all the information we gained per part. From quotes to instructions to fun little tidbits to wonderful big illustrations featuring prominent characters. And not only that, between each part is a bit from Paul Kidby and Stephen Briggs along with a quote from Terry Pratchett. I just loved those bits, they gave some more insight in the progress/process.

All in all, I really loved it and would highly recommend it to all, though I am also sad because I just miss the Discworld so much. Yes, we can go back to the older books and enjoy books like this, but there won’t be any fresh material. No more new adventures.