Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett

412 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 1991

ISBN:: 978-0-552-13462-0
Goodreads:: 233679

(24 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!

13 editions

Irf reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

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?

Roy Adams reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Good twists, turns and surprises

5 stars

Great story! The members of the Watch are interesting people performing an unappreciated job in Ankh-Morpork. The Librarian's thread of the story was especially good and I'll remember the warning to not mention the M word around him!

Raspijedi@bookwyrm.social reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Start here

5 stars

What can I say, I have read this book multiple times and it still draws me in and I find new ideas and jokes every time. Its a great place to start reading Discworld novels.