Guards! guards!

, #8

288 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1989 by V. Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-04606-1
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4 stars (5 reviews)

Here there be dragons ... and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ("noble dragon" for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned King (it is a noble dragon, after all ...).

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Guards! Guards! Brief Review

3 stars

This book came highly recommended as an entry point into Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I found the characters and story humorous, but it felt like a bit of a slog to get through. I eventually found the humour a bit repetitive, although the story was tied up somewhat nicely at the end.

I am curious if it is worth giving the DiscWorld City Watch series another shot. Are there any better entry points to the series as a whole?

Subjects

  • Vimes, Samuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
  • Guards troops -- Fiction.