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Guards! Guards!

Discworld, Book 8

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Guards! Guards!

By: Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaranovitch - introduction
Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Ben Aaronovitch
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'It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.'

Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again.

Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.

Time for Captain Vimes to sober up.

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the first book in the City Watch series.

'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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Critic reviews

'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended'

'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'
'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse'
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One of my favourite stories and Jon Culshaw adds a new depth to characters. Could not be happier!

Jon is brilliant

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Wonderful story, grippingly told. Sam Vimes as a cross between Les Dawson and Sean Bean; Nobby Nobbs as the elder Steptoe (I think). Pratchett’s wit and humour shining through. Thank you Jon Culshaw!

Brilliant!

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At last we get to hear Sean Bean playing the part he was born for, Sam Vimes! thank you John Culshaw for giving us this.

And thank you penguin for the new recordings. Having Nighy and Serafinovicz for the footnotes and Death is inspired and adds real texture to the recording. I always found it frustrating heading another actor reading Death particularly as if was always them doing a deep throat impression where as Serafinovicz just has such a rich voice. Perhaps James Earl Jones can do the American version!

Fantastic New Recordings

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I have this story in all its iterations. I was disappointed to see all my Briggs narrations gone. I got this and almost gave up on it, due to what I felt was stilted narration. I gave it another grudging go and just grew into it. It was a joy. A new spin on it, with the footnotes beautifully delivered and my getting used to the pacing making for a very pleasant and entertaining package. I miss my Briggs narrations, but this is a pretty decent successor. The story hasn't changed and that is the perfection of the piece. Yeah, give it ago and properly immerse as I failed initially to do.

Rescued from a first impression.

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Loved the performance, the story, and the humor. Wonderful fantasy world. My first foray into this series and looking forward to the next one.

Fantastically Funny Fantasy

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