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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

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the first book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels.


'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...

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


‘Possibly the funniest book ever written’ 5-star reader review

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

© Terry Pratchett 1989 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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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.

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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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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 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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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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