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- Guards! Guards! is the eighth book in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
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"Patchett demonstrates just how great the distance is between one- and two-joke writers and the comic masters whose work will be read into the next century." —Locus
Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon combine for extraordinary fun in this cheeky Discworld novel from New YorkTimes bestselling author Terry Pratchett.
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 terrоr 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)?
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the 1st book in the City Watch collection and the 8th Discworld book.
The City Watch collection in order:
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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Harper Paperbacks |
| Publication date | March 17, 2009 |
| Print length | 353 pages |
| Customer Reviews | ★★★★★ / 13,589 ratings |
"Patchett demonstrates just how great the distance is between one- and two-joke writers and the comic masters whose work will be read into the next century." —Locus
Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon combine for extraordinary fun in this cheeky Discworld novel from New YorkTimes bestselling author Terry Pratchett.
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 terrоr 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)?
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the 1st book in the City Watch collection and the 8th Discworld book.
The City Watch collection in order:
- Guards! Guards!
- Men at Arms
- Feet of Clay
- Jingo
- The Fifth Element
- Night Watch
- Thud!
- Snuff
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Vimes is a slow burn. The guards series really took a long time to find its stride, and you can tell by the end that Pterry was having trouble with Vimes' skills overtaking other characters, so he started boosting others (the Going Postal and later Making Money and Raising Steam diminsh Vimes by creating another character who's just a bit more clever in a very specific area).
If you really didn't find your groove, I'd suggest a different theme. The best part about Discworld is there are essentially multiple entry points.
Besides multiple characters who have one off novels that touch the main series to a greater or lesser amount (Thief of Time, Moving Pictures, Small Gods (one of my favorites), Pyramids, Amazing Maurice, The Truth, probably another I'm forgetting), there are "themes" or ones that follow specific characters.
There are the Witches series, which follows a coven of witches from the deep country and very occasionally touches the main city. Generally the more intricate of the books.
There's the Death series, which while not a consecutive stories is a set of stories around Death, including the seasonally appropriate Hogfather. Generally more heady concepts.
There's the "teen series" Tiffany Aching books, which became "teen" books on the second to get the market share but isn't written down in any way. This also has the very last book Pratchett wrote. They have an overall arcing message about understanding and accepting responsibility.
The wizards series which follows Rincewind and/or the various wizards. Generally the more slapstick and silly of the books.
And of course the guards series, which starts with this book. The writing on the guard series really shows Pratchett learning how to involve an ensemble cast and not just a single person. Carrot, for example, is mentioned as an important character but takes several books to become more than a background joke.
He also wrote books before coming up with Discworld that are worth a read. The Carpet People, The Nome/Bromeliad Trilogy, and Strata, to name a few. Strata and Carpet people have tons of proto-Discworld characters in them. The Nome books just have to be read to explain...and they are loooooooong, but good.
Hope this helps you and others considering reading Terry Pratchett's works. Really a great author and also had a very interesting life I recommend looking into as well. Among other things, he made his own sword from a meteor when he was knighted (and making a sword is apparently illegal!).
Edit - the official website has a little "where should I start" interactive guide you can try here: https://www.discworldem