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Terry Pratchett (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 April 2005 | Series: Discworld Novels (Book 8)

'The people next door oppress me all night long. I tell them, I work all day, a man's got to have some time to learn to play the tuba. That's oppression, that is. If I'm not under the heel of the oppressor I don't know who is.'

An aura of mean-minded resentfulness is thick in the streets of Ankh-Morpork. Insurrection is in the air. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. The Have-Nots want some of their own magic. But magic in the hands of amateurs is a dangerous thing.

The City Watch is the last line of defence against such unnatural goings-on. But when even the Watch have trouble telling Right from Wrong, you know that Law and Order ain't what it used to be. But that's all about to change...

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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi; New Ed edition (1 April 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552152935
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552152938
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.2 x 20.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
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"This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended" (The Times )

"Pratchett is at the peak of his powers; it's hard to think of any humorist writing in Britain today who can match him... A masterful ear for dialogue, a keen eye for the ridiculous and a real feel for language" (Time Out )

"The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse" (Sunday Telegraph )

"Discworld takes the classic fantasy universe through its logical, and comic evolution" (Cleveland Plain Dealer )

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The eighth Discworld novel.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Pratchett�s best 24 Feb 2005
By Jane Aland VINE™ VOICE
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Pratchett's Discworld books can be further subdivided into several series starring various lead characters (Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax, Death, etc) - Guards! Guards! is the first of the 'Watch' books, which taken en masse are probably the best Discworld books of all. The story concerns a plan to depose the current ruler of Ankh-Morpork by using magic to summon a dragon to terrorize the city, and stage manage a false hero to defeat the menace and be crowned king - needless to say these plans go wrong, and the summoned dragon cannot be controlled, and takes Ankh-Morpork for itself...

The novel introduces the recurring unlikely heroes of the Night Watch, a ragged bunch of city guards who, thanks to the official policing of thievery by the Thieves Guild, aren't actually supposed to do anything normally. Captain Sam Vimes is ostensibly the lead hero character, though it's interesting looking back at his first novel that the character is more of a jaded alcoholic than the 'super-policeman trapped in a diplomats body' that the character would develop into. Other new faces that would go on to feature in numerous novels include the cynical Sergeant Colon, the loathsome Corporal Nobbs, and new recruit Constable Carrot - a human raised by dwarves with a heroic background only hinted at here. Other notable first appearances include the Patrician Lord Vetanari - while the character had been named in previous books this was the first time the character actually took on a central role, and became the familiar all knowing, all-scheming ruler of Ankh-Morpork, and street vendor Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, though the character was initially more of an all-round spiv than just a seller of dubious pork products.

Guards! Guards! has a plot that rattles along at a good speed, plenty of memorable characters, and is one of Pratchett's funniest novels (the 'It's a million to one chance - but it might just work' sequence being possibly the best extended gag). For those who've read the previous 7 Discworld novels this is the best one yet, and thanks to its nature as the first 'Watch' book this is also a great jumping on point for new readers. Highly recommended.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious ! 22 May 2000
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I laughed so much at one joke that I was nearly thrown off the train. The watch and the witches are my favourite - their humour is so real.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A major performance by the Great Master of Comic Fantasy ! 10 Sep 2007
By Maciej TOP 500 REVIEWER
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This is one of the three best books by Terry Pratchett, at least according to my personal taste (the other two being "Small Gods" and "Hogfather"). It is very unfrequent to find so many qualities in one book. All Discworld novels are funny, but this one is purely irresistible.

The gallery of exceptionally funny characters is simply unbelievable. This is the first of books about the Night Watch in Ankh Morpork so be prepared to meet many new characters - Sam Vimes, hard drinking police veteran, very low on his luck but destined to a great future; sergeant Colon, possibly the best caricature of the typical Bobby I ever saw; corporal Nobby Nobbs, who, as we all know, was "disqualified from human race for shoving"; and especially constable Carrot, the biggest dwarf who ever lived and possibly the ONLY honest person in all Ankh Morpork.

Those four guys form one of the most likeable cop teams I ever saw - and they have a really big problem to deal with... the kind of problem that sleeps on golden hoard, breaths fire and eat maidens. Then there is also the secret society - possibly the most hilarious secret society I ever saw in a book, plotting to take power and never paying for pizza... And of course the Patrician or Lord Havelock Vetinari, the smartest, the most devious and most dangerous (although not TOTALLY evil or tyranical) ruler in the Discworld history.

This book is a delight. There is not one weak spot, not one failed dialogue, not one weakness in the plot - only a continous, smart, totally comical story about a political plot gone horribly wrong, a small police squad desperately trying not to get eaten, a city that gets a new king and a GREAT (or maybe it is small) love story which will need an old copper tea kettle to find a satisfactory conclusion, the item being eaten in the processus...

Buy it and read it! You will not regret it and you will be then able to enjoy other Night Watch stories in Discworld novels - they are worth it.
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