Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8)

Terry Pratchett

May 2023 · Discworld Book 8 · Transworld Digital · Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, and Ben Aaronovitch

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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the first book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels.

'Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive.'

The city of Ankh-Morpork is in turmoil, its citizens revolting. Again.

A shadowy secret brotherhood has summoned a dragon to spread terror throughout the city, intent on overthrowing the Patrician and ruling in his place. Too bad the dragon has ideas of its own ...

It's up to Captain Sam Vimes and the ramshackle Night Watch to stop it. Only problem is, the Watch are more used to dealing with mobs than dragons.

And if they can't bring down this fire-breathing tyrant and reinstate their own, slightly less dangerous one, Ankh-Morpork might be lost. For ever...

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

‘Possibly the funniest book ever written’ 5-star reader review

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

© Terry Pratchett 1989 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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42 reviews

gordon schaeffer

May 29, 2023

Fantastic book. not sure if it was intentional but this Discworld book feels like it has a more serious tone and mood (police satire I know) than the other ones I have heard or read. I have read about a dozen or more other Discworld books and LOVE the sheer lunacy of some parts or even whole books (Small gods is Great! ). this entry almost doesnt read or listen as humorous as others but is still an amazing story. read it, listen to it, whatever it is worth it. And of course there are plenty of humorous and witty parts, its Discworld hahaha!

Kirby

March 20, 2024

The smile you get as you wait to see how Terry Pratchett will twist the plot into something fantastically ridiculous. His books are absolutely wonderful!

Annika Kandoll

May 30, 2023

I read this book for the first time at age 18, and it's just as good 8 years later.

About the author

Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. terrypratchettbooks.com

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