A group of small creatures called nomes, whose families have lived for generations hidden in a department store, are forced to flee to a country quarry, where they struggle against harsh weather, destructive humans, and dissension among themselves.
Reluctant to believe that there's a world outside the department store in which they live, Torrit, Dorcas, and the other nomes look to Masklin, a newly arrived "outsider," to lead them to a safe haven when the store goes out of business.
Moist von Lipwig, alias Alfred Spangler, is given a choice of either reviving the Ankh-Morpork Post Office or death, but getting the system up and running again proves to be a near-impossible task.
Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary, solves the mystery of an attempted assassination and a theft that leads to a chase from the halls of Discworld royalty to the fat mines of Uberwald.
When Hogfather--the Santa Claus of Discworld--disappears and Death decides to take his place, Death's granddaughter, Susan, seeks to set everything straight before her universe's myth system is completely torn asunder.
The citizens of Discworld have a fire-breathing problem on their hands when a noble dragon--one of a supposedly extinct species--appears in town and assumes the throne.
