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Guards! Guards!
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 25 May 2023
- Run Time
- 13 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Comic (humorous) fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Satirical fiction and parodies, Adventure / action fiction
- Rating
- 4.8 (11 reviews)
What to expect
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
Critics Review
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'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended'
The Times
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'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'
Time Out
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'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse'
Sunday Telegraph
User Reviews
Book 4.8
Narration 4.6
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5.0 5.0
Im doing g the set of these. They are amazing stories and the various readers are the same for each character in the books. Loving it.
Both 5 starsBigBanana 2026-08-14 -
5.0 5.0
I read and loved all the Terry Pratchett books many years ago. In need of cheering up on daily car journeys I picked Guards Guards on audio and it is bringing me much joy. The narration is excellent and of course the story simply perfect.
JeanF 2026-07-15 -
5.0 5.0
You don't really need me to tell you how good this is, it's almost in our genes!
ring01 2026-06-04 -
5.0 5.0
Awesome story wonderfully voiced by Culshaw.
rewildling 2024-12-31
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5.0 5.0
Brilliant.
stevenyakel143 2024-12-22 -
5.0 4.0
This is my first Terry Prachett book but it certainly won't be my last. A brilliant book on every level. I am already looking forward to my next Terry Prachett work of genesis 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🙋♂️
Johnboy 2024-02-23
Details
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 13 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 May 2023
- ISBN
- 9781473588165
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Comic (humorous) fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Satirical fiction and parodies, Adventure / action fiction
- Rating
- 4.8(11 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.6(11 reviews)
Synopsis
Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeDiscover 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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