First published 2014
Discworld's time-keeping Monks guard time as a precious resource. But a young horologist plans to build the world's first perfect clock - one that could stop time itself. Now the Monks' top agent Lu-Tze and his apprentice Lobsang must race to stop the clock before it plunges Discworld into eternal chaos. In this madcap adventure across the Disc, the fate of time hangs by a thread.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Ankh-Morpork, The Ramtops, Discworld
430 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Corgi Books