The Truth also adds additional acceleration to the technology of Ankh-Morpork and the Discworld. We've had engraving and the printing press, but movable type is a big step.
Of course, we'll be learning why technology is so skewed after the end of Thief of Time.
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Recurring characters and themes in this book:
"Millennium
hand and shrimp."
“Sixpence is
sixpence.”
“A lie can run around the world while the truth is getting
it’s boots on.”
Altogether
Andrews
Angua, Sergeant
Ankh-Morpork
Arnold Sideways
Blind Io
Cabbage
Carrot
Ironfoundersson, Captain
Carter of
Lancre
Cheery
LIttlebottom, Corporal
Charlie
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase
Coffin Henry
Cut-Me-Own-Throat
Dibbler
Death
Death of Rats
Detritus,
Sergeant
Dis-organizer
Djelibeybi
Duck man
Events in Jingo
Events in Moving Pictures
Events in Soul Music
Fiddyment,
Constable
Foul Ole Ron
Fred Colon,
Sergeant
Gaspode
Harga / Harga's
House of Ribs
Harry King
Havelock
Vetinari, Patrician
Hobson's Livery
Stable
Hughnon Ridcully,
High Priest of Blind Io
Lady Margolotta
of Uberwald
Lady Selachii
Lancre
Mr. Crisplock,
Engraver’s Guild (Maskerade)
Mr. Hong and
his fish shop
Mr. Slant
Mrs. Palm,
Seamstressess’ Guild
Muntab / The
Muntab Question
Mustrum Ridcully,
Archchancellor UU
Nobby Nobbs,
Corporal
Offler the
Crocodile-Headed God
Omnia
Otto Chriek
Parrot labeled "Dog"
Queen Molly, Beggars’ Guild
Queen Molly, Beggars’ Guild
Rufus Drumknott
Sacharisa
Crisplock
Sam Vimes,
Duke, Commander, Knight
Sto Helit
The Ramtops
Thatcher of
Lancre
The Agatean Empire
(IT)
The Alchemists’
Guild
The Ankh-Morpork Times
The Assassins’ Guild
The Assassins’ Guild
The Beggars’ Guild
The Breccia
The Bucket
The Bursar,
Dimwiddy
The Clacks
The Dowager Duchess
of Quirm (GG)
The Dungeon Dimensions
The Engravers’ Guild
The Mended Drum
The Seamstresses’
Guild
The Thieves’ Guild
The Uberwald Temperance
Movement
The Unreal Estate
Twurp’s Peerage
Uberwald
Unseen
University
Verence II,
King of Lancre
Weaver of
Lancre
William deWorde
Wuffles
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