Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
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Guards! Guards!
(Discworld Novel 8)

Author: Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaranovitch

Series: Discworld Novels #8

Narrator: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Ben Aaronovitch

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/25/2023

Synopsis

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'It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.'

Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again.

Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.

Time for Captain Vimes to sober up.

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the first book in the City Watch series.

'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times

© Terry Pratchett 1989 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

About Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on October 15, 2014

How To Read Terry Pratchett's Discworld Novels 1. Skip the first two books in the series. This is crucial. If you read these first, you will be rightly annoyed by their just-barely-okayness, and spend the rest of your life muttering about how overrated he is. Terry Pratchett wrote these two books. Th......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on June 03, 2019

Reading Terry Pratchett’s “Guards! Guards!” was a joy for me. I don’t know why it took me so long to read a Discworld book, I’m a bit ashamed. I am a sucker for English humor, always have been. The good news is that I now have 40 more Discworld books to read. Honest reveal - I think I resisted becau......more

Goodreads review by Apatt on June 10, 2017

At the time of writing, Terry Pratchett passed away about a week ago. Beside making me sad, the news also triggered a sudden urge to read a Discworld book which needed to be satisfied immediately. I haven't read any Terry Pratchett books for years. I have always liked them but there are just so many......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on April 29, 2024

Re-Read 4/29/24: Slow and easy into the fantasy trappings, only to realize it becomes -- as I've found out 3 other times before -- a hilarious police procedural that skirts the edge of satire and slams us in the face with sweet idealism. Welcome to Ankh-Morpork. Watch for dragons. Original Review: Drag......more

Quotes

'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times

'Pratchett is at the peak of his powers; it's hard to think of any humorist writing in Britain today who can match him...A masterful ear for dialogue, a keen eye for the ridiculous and a real feel for language' Time Out

'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse' Sunday Telegraph

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