Jingo - Terry Pratchett

Jingo has got to be one of my top five favorite Pratchett novels - one of the Watch books. An island is discovered between Ankh-Morkpork and Klatch. Of course the two countries have to fight over who owns this strategically important piece of land.

Pratchett pokes fun at racists every where, gently pointing out the error of their ways by making them laugh at themselves. The book also features the absentminded genius Leonard of Quirm, one of my personal favorites.