Guards! Guards!

A Novel of Discworld Discworld, #8

by Pratchett, Terry

eBook, 361 pages

English language

Published March 17, 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-180479-3

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(5 reviews)

Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to face off. Again.

It’s old news to Captain Sam Vimes of the city’s ramshackle Night Watch. But this time, something is different—the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they can’t fully control, and they’re about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.

Long believed extinct, a draco nobilis can now be seen patrolling the skies above Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, but it’s also soon crowned King.

Can Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order (before it's burned to a crisp)?

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Irf reviewed Guards! Guards! by Pratchett, Terry

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?

polkillas reviewed uardias!, uardias? by Terry Pratchett

Guardias y dragones

4 stars

La primera aparición de la guardia de la noche y de su capitán, Sam Vimes. Descacharrantw en su desconstrucción de los retos de la fantasía heroica. No le doy cinco estrellas porque el final me parece un poco desdibujado.