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Guards! Guards!
- Discworld, Book 8
- Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Ben Aaronovitch
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The audiobook of Guards! Guards! is narrated by impressionist and actor Jon Culshaw, best known for BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers, and for the Doctor Who audiobooks and dramas. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.
'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...
With an afterword by Ben Aaronovitch.
Guards! Guards! is the first book in the City Watch series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.
The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.
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"This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended." (The Times)
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- Mel Sampson
- 26-05-2023
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Not what I was expecting, but really enjoyed it, was a lot more real in the characters themselves.
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- Ananta Kolesky
- 22-08-2023
Good work!
Well narrated, really enjoyed listening, read the book a long time ago and enjoyed the audiobook just as much.
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- Ming
- 27-08-2023
Amazing
An amazing journey in and out, this story really took me for a ride and was my very first fantasy novel, I would highly recommend this for anyone who like fantasy
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- Karyn Johnson
- 27-05-2023
Better than I’d hoped for ❤️
The Watch is my favourite discworld series, and Vimes is my favourite character(as many others would no doubt attest, too), so I had quite a high bar set for these, especially after the stellar job Coyle had done with the von Lipwig books. When I saw Jon Culshaw was narrating, I breathed a sigh of relief(love his work), and he outdid himself here. Thank you Jon, for doing absolute justice to these characters that are so important to so many of us.
The Watch can stand proudly alongside the new Witches and Industrial Revolution series’ as the best of the bunch.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-06-2023
Exceptional Story, delivery mixed
Great listen, but at times the voice choices just didnt feel right for the characters
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- LW
- 07-07-2023
Really enjoyable
I’ve been on tenterhooks wondering who would be voicing these characters in these new recordings. I’ve been reading these books for a couple of decades now so the voices in my head are really embedded. Thank goodness for the voice characterisation skills of Jon Culshaw. Once I had played with the playback timing (made it a little faster) I sat back and enjoyed every minute. And thank goodness, finally, that Lady Sybil is voiced as a person rather than a pantomime dame.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-2023
Amazing!
amazing story and performance, I speed it up to 115
Terry Pratchett well always be the Master... loved it
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- Renee
- 30-05-2023
Loved it
So many funny lines brought to life by excellent narration. Footnotes were handled well. Glad my book-club picked it and this edition released a week before we meet.
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- Mofo
- 23-01-2024
A brilliant reading of a satirical classic
One of Pratchett’s greatest books, a satire of civics, monarchy and class warfare. The reading and characterization is superb, and whether you’re already a Discworld fan or not, there is plenty to enjoy here. A superb audiobook
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-06-2023
Laughed more
Listening to Guards Guards ! Laughed more than I have in months !!! Thank You Sir Pratchett for tickling my funny bone 🍖 ❕
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