The Fifth Elephant

The Fifth Elephant

First edition
Author	Terry Pratchett
Cover artist	Josh Kirby
Language	English
Series	Discworld 24th novel – 5th City Watch novel (6th story)
Subject	Diplomacy, conspiracies, vampires, werewolves, Ship of Theseus Characters: Samuel Vimes, Ankh-Morpork City Watch Locations: Überwald
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1999
Awards	Came 153rd in the Big Read.
ISBN	0-385-40995-8
Preceded by	Carpe Jugulum
Followed by	The Truth

The Fifth Elephant is a 1999 fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 24th book in the Discworld series. It introduces the clacks, a long-distance semaphore system.