Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8)

A Discworld novel

288 pages

English language

Published Dec. 21, 1989 by V. Gollancz, David & Charles.

ISBN:
9780575046061

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4 stars (5 reviews)

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!

12 editions

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?

Subjects

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