A war of words and a battle for the truth in Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld(R) series The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything.
But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.
An ethical journalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories--a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses.
And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.
But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician, Lord Vetinari.
The facts say Vetinari is guilty.
But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story.
There's that pesky little thing called .
the truth.
