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Guards! Guards!

Discworld, Book 8

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Guards! Guards!

By: Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaranovitch - introduction
Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Ben Aaronovitch
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

'It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.'

Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again.

Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.

Time for Captain Vimes to sober up.

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

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

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

'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'
'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse'
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Not what I was expecting, but really enjoyed it, was a lot more real in the characters themselves.

Guards Guards

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Well narrated, really enjoyed listening, read the book a long time ago and enjoyed the audiobook just as much.

Good work!

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I loved this book for all of its clever dialogue, engaging characters and of course Terry Pratchett’s keen style for imaginary plot lines plus twist and turns. The narration was top notch and a pleasure to listen to. Highly recommended!

An amazing book and narration

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This is one of my favourite Discworld books but I hesitated to buy it because I already had the hard copy. Boy I'm so glad I did! The character voices were just spot on, easily distinguishable and capturing the essential personalities of each individual. The narrator really hit the sweet spot with pacing and expression to bring out the humour or emphasise the serious moments. Loads of fun and made me fall in love with Sam Vimes all over again.

Narrator brought the characters to life

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I liked the witty humour and complex characters. The world building is very imaginative. You need to concentrate to follow the story sometimes.

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