The Fifth Elephant J.M. Coetzee one that threatens to reach

one that threatens to reach beyond Aurobon and into his own world

old resentments resurface and loyalties are tested

with a thirst to reduce the world of men to ashes

their elven homeland

’ Vaishnavi Patel'A page-turner of the highest order

The Fifth Elephant J.M. Coetzee one that threatens to reachSam Vines is a man on the run. Yesterday, he was a duke, a chief of police, and ambassador to the mysterious, fat rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization, there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're werewolves and they're catching up. Sam Vimes is out of time and already out of breath.