Guards! Guards!

a novel of Discworld Discworld, #8

by Terry Pratchett

Mass Market Paperback, 355 pages

English language

Published Aug. 10, 2001 by HarperTorch.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-102064-3

(7 reviews)

Here there be dragons...and th 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...).

Meanwhile, back at Unseen University, an ancient and long-forgotten volume—The Summoning of Dragons—is missing from the Library's shelves. To the rescue come Captain Vimes, Constable Carrot, and the rest of the Night Watch who, along with other brave citizens, risk everything, including a good roasting, to dethrone the flying monarch and restore order to Ankh-Morpork (before being burned to a crisp). A rare tale, well done as only Terry Pratchett can.

13 editions

Irf reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #8)

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?

sotolf reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #8)

Maybe not the correct set and setting

3 stars

I don't know, I remember being more of a fan of Pratchett's writing, for this one I just kept feeling disassosiated and not really into it, it was still being amusing enough that I kept on through it, but I don't know, I feel like I liked it less than I expected/should have.

Raspijedi@bookwyrm.social reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 8)

Start here

5 stars

What can I say, I have read this book multiple times and it still draws me in and I find new ideas and jokes every time. Its a great place to start reading Discworld novels.