{"product_id":"guards-guards-a-discworld-novel-isbn-9780063373761","title":"Guards! Guards!: A Discworld Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As traumatic as it is to only choose one Pratchett, this first entry in his Guards sub-series encompasses everything that is brilliant about his writing: terrific characterization and plotting, a completely believable world, and new details that come up with each re-reading. . . . The story of dwarves, dragons and good police work remains fresh, sharp, and incredibly funny.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon combine for extraordinary fun in this brilliant Discworld novel from \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Terry Pratchett.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to face off. Again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s old news to Captain Sam Vimes of the city’s ramshackle Night Watch. But this time, something is different—the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they can’t fully control, and they’re about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong believed extinct, a \u003cem\u003edraco nobilis\u003c\/em\u003e can now be seen patrolling the skies above Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, but it’s also soon crowned King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order (before it's burned to a crisp)?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order but \u003cem\u003eGuards! Guards!\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in the City Watch collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe City Watch collection in order:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuards! Guards!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen at Arms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeet of Clay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eJingo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Elephant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Watch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThud!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSnuff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant, and on everybody's reading list.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFreviews.net\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's no wrong place to start reading Pratchett. . . . The film-noir-with-dragons novel \u003cem\u003eGuards! Guards!\u003c\/em\u003e, the series starting point for sharp, dutiful City Watch head Commander Vimes, is [a] solid entryway.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As traumatic as it is to only choose one Pratchett, this first entry in his Guards sub-series encompasses everything that is brilliant about his writing: terrific characterisation and plotting, a completely believable world, and new details that come up with each re-reading. Thirty years after it was published, the story of dwarves, dragons and good police work remains fresh, sharp, and incredibly funny.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At once brilliant and ludicrous, borrowing heavily from traditional mythology and fantasy writings, and then turns them on their heads, spins them around, flips them inside out and mirrors them onto the page. Nothing is the same when you step inside the world of Discworld, and you love Pratchett for it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantasy Book Review (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890685997285,"sku":"NP9780063373761","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063373761.jpg?v=1730233844","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/guards-guards-a-discworld-novel-isbn-9780063373761","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}