Guards! Guards!: A Discworld Novel – A Hilarious Satirical Fantasy of Insurrection, Magic, and a Dragon King

Name: Guards! Guards!: A Discworld Novel – A Hilarious Satirical Fantasy of Insurrection, Magic, and a Dragon King
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Rating: 4.6 (17885 reviews)
Author: Terry Pratchett

by Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

4.6 (17,885)

4.6 stars from 17,885 reviews. One of the highest rated Fantasy books we track.

315 pages~5.3 hr readPublished by Random HousePublished 2008-12-16

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Perfect for you if...

You want fantasy that's clever and funny without being precious, with characters who feel real despite living in a world with literal magic.
You love political satire and bureaucratic comedy, especially when it's wrapped around actual stakes and genuine character development.
You're looking for a doorway into Discworld that doesn't require reading 30+ books first. This one stands alone brilliantly.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer epic high-stakes fantasy where the tone stays serious. Pratchett's humour is constant and central to how the story works.
You need fast pacing and lean prose. This book digresses into worldbuilding, footnotes, and tangential jokes that slow the plot deliberately.
You're after dark or grimdark fantasy. Discworld is clever and occasionally cynical, but it's fundamentally warm and optimistic.

About this book

Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon combine in this Discworld novel. Insurrection is brewing in the city of Ankh-Morpork, where the Haves and Have-Nots are preparing to clash once again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch has seen this conflict before, but this time is different—the Have-Nots have discovered how to awaken a dormant, lethal weapon they cannot fully control, and they plan to unleash terror on the city. A draco nobilis, long thought extinct, now patrols the skies above Discworld's greatest city. This unwelcome creature charbroils everything in its path and is soon crowned King. Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch must work to restore order before the city is destroyed. This is the first book in the City Watch collection, though Discworld novels can be read in any order.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 87% off peak. Price has dropped 8 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 242 days. Typically stays discounted for 168 days.

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Currently around #11K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 55% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 17,885 reviews

Gaining approximately 148 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.7 to 4.6.

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