Guards! Guards! Mass market paperbound - 2013
by Terry Pratchett
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Review summary
Readers largely praised Guards! Guards! as a standout early Discworld entry, citing sharp satire, vivid world-building, and an exceptionally likable cast—especially Vimes, Carrot, Vetinari, the Librarian, and Lady Ramkin. Many found it genuinely funny and unusually quotable, with moments of poignant insight and an ending some called pitch-perfect. Several recommended it as a strong starting point or the book that finally sold them on Pratchett. Criticisms clustered around pacing lulls, an underwhelming villain, and humor that can feel culturally specific; a few readers felt the stakes were low or were put off by the book’s cynical view of power and its focus on policing. Even so, enthusiasm to continue the City Watch arc was high.
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From the rear cover
Long believed extinct, a superb specimenof draco nobilis ("noble dragon") 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.
Meanwhile, back at Unseen University, an ancient and long-forgotten volume--The Summoning 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 monarchand restore order to Ankh-Morpork(before it's burned to a crisp).
Details
- Title Guards! Guards!
- Author Terry Pratchett
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper
- Publication date 2013-04
- ISBN 9780062225757 / 0062225758
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 7.5 x 4.19 x 0.94 in (19.05 x 10.64 x 2.39 cm)
- Reading level 690
- Category Fiction - Fantasy
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Humorous fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013022438
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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