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3 unusual facts about Where's My Cow?


Where's My Cow?

In this book Vimes bears a passing resemblance to actor Pete Postlethwaite.

There are three art styles in the book, all drawn by Melvyn Grant.

Pratchett has previously commented that this is who he has always perceived Vimes as looking like, rather than Paul Kidby's 'Clint Eastwood' representation.


Melvyn Grant

In addition to his work on album covers, Melvyn Grant has produced illustrations for many books, including the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks FF 3: Deathtrap Dungeon, FF9: Shamutanti Hills, FF 11: Khare Cityport of Traps, and FF13: The Seven Serpents, Terry Pratchett's Where's My Cow?, The Demonata series by Darren Shan and The Bartimaeus Trilogy (USA) by Jonathan Stroud.


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