Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8)

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288 pages

English language

Published March 14, 1989 by V. Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-04606-1
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Guards! Guards! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the Discworld series, first published in 1989. It is the first novel about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. The first Discworld point-and-click adventure game borrowed heavily from the plot of Guards! Guards!

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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?

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.

reviewed A ME Le Guardie! by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'A ME Le Guardie!' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Questo libro di sicuro non è il classico fantasy da mondi strani, eroi e strani esseri magici.
In una città dove la corruzione è cosa normale, ladri ed assassini sono organizzati in gilde perfettamente legali, la legge e la giustizia sono ormai cose dimenticate e la guardia notturna (composta da sole 4 persone) serve solo a scandire il passare delle ore nella notte, questo libro narra in modo alquanto comico le vicende delle quattro persone appartenenti alla guardia notturna.
Un capitano ormai scoraggiato, il caporale ed il sergente quantomeno bizzarri ed infine la recluta Carota, uno strano ragazzo dall'immensa forza fisica e da una morale ancora maggiore. Cresciuto tra i nani, ha ancora una visione romantica di una città ligia alla legge e funzionante secondo antichi canoni cavallereschi.
Questo ragazzo spronerà i compagni della guardia ad affrontare la minaccia che incombe sulla città, un Nobile Drago evocato per sovvertire il …

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  • Vimes, Samuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
  • Guards troops -- Fiction.