Guards! Guards!: Discworld: The City Watch Collection

Hardback Published on: 06/03/2014
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Guards! Guards!
Who watches the watchmen?
This is such a great book and I hope the proposed TV series based on the Discworld Watch (their police force, for want of a better description) goes ahead.... READ MORE
LC
Guards! Guards!
The wonderful Watch
Ah, the first Watch book. Sam Vimes is my favourite character in the whole of the Discworld, possibly the whole of literature. This is brilliant: subterfug... READ MORE
Grace At Birmingham
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Welcome to The Night Watch
An epic start to the City Watch collection from Pratchett's Discworld series! There's something rather comforting about the Night Watch characters, somethi... READ MORE
Rebecca at East Kilbride

Synopsis

'The literary equivalent of a security blanket' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind

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

This is where the dragons went. They lie... not dead, not asleep, but... dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's a key...

GUARDS! GUARDS! is the 8th Discworld novel - and after this, dragons will never be the same again!

Readers adore Guards! Guards!

'You will enjoy it if you already enjoy fantasy; you will very likely enjoy it even if you don't generally enjoy fantasy, because the humour, characterisation, and dialogue are ridiculously good' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'This is one of my favorite Discworld books and one of the best starting points for the Discworld newbies . . . It is a perfect introduction to the world of intelligent humour peppered with allusions to almost everything you can think of and smart conclusions that make you think and even ask the uncomfortable questions of yourself and the society' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I love all the tropes and the way Pratchett deals with them. The whole novel is tongue-in-cheek and it's a slight bit more delightful (IMHO) than all the rest of the novels that came before it. Indeed, it's this one that sets the tone for all the rest' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781473200180
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 200 x 136 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 380g
  • Languages: English

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Guards! Guards!
I rather enjoyed this addition to the Discworld series as with its combination of power struggles, greed, the Nightwatch, dragons and the odd appearance by... READ MORE
Ecowitch
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Guards! Guards!: A Discworld Graphic Novel
Not appropriate for primary school children due to somewhat unacceptable language. Graphics and language more appropriate for secondary school children.
K Benson
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The Correct Way To Adapt A Discworld Novel
I have said before that the Discworld Comics are usually (in my opinion) found wanting for one minor reason or another. Here I am proved wrong. This is an ... READ MORE
Hollie
Guards! Guards!
A Very Good start to the city watch series
The story is okay it is not my favourites I prefer the death series/ witch series however a verygood start to the city watch series
Freya Bradley
Guards! Guards!
Great
I came to the discworld series through my brother who recommended it after reading the first four books. When I read the colour of magic book 5 had just be... READ MORE
Book collector
Guards! Guards!
Good start to the city watch series
This book introduces the characters of the city watch series This book also takes the Mickey out of racism Terry Pratchett style
Freya Bradley
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My first Pratchett. There will be more
I've taken a while to come round to Pratchett. I've never been into fantasy fiction, but loved Good Omens on TV and see him quoted all the time on social m... READ MORE
MartinB
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The perfect starting point.
With discworld having so many entries, it can be hard to know where to start, but look no further. This book is the perfect introduction to Sir Terrys bril... READ MORE
Philip