Lord Vetinari, the Lord Patrician of Discworld’s biggest city, Ankh-Morpork, I think that Vetinari is one of the best fictional rulers ever created. Actually, he was only hung to within half an inch of his life. In his first appearance ( Going Postal), Von Lipwig is a con man who is finally captured and hung. Moist Von Lipwig is the protagonist of three Discworld novels: Going Postal, Making Money, and Raising Steam. I think an overview of the Discworld series would be a worthy post here someday. I’m a huge fan of the Discworld books, and I’ve written a post on the City Watch, and one on Troll Bridge, a short story featuring Cohen the Barbarian. He used humor in a fantasy world as the vehicle, which probably causes many to dismiss how good he was at writing satire.
I think that the late Terry Pratchett was an elite satirist.
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