Guards! Guards!

a novel of Discworld , #8

Mass Market Paperback, 355 pages

English language

Published Aug. 10, 2001 by HarperTorch.

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978-0-06-102064-3
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Here there be dragons...and th denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ("noble dragon" for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned King (it is a noble dragon, after all...).

Meanwhile, back at Unseen University, an ancient and long-forgotten volume—The Summoning of Dragons—is missing from the Library's shelves. To the rescue come Captain Vimes, Constable Carrot, and the rest of the Night Watch who, along with other brave citizens, risk everything, including a good roasting, to dethrone the flying monarch and restore order to Ankh-Morpork (before being burned to a crisp). A rare tale, well done as only Terry Pratchett can.

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reviewed Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Oooook! Eeeek!

Toller Einstieg in die Stadtwache Reihe. Sehr gut geschriebene Charaktere. Großartiger klassischer Pratchett Humor. Wir brachen mehrmals in Lachflashs aus, was für eine Bettlektüre nur begrenzt geeignet ist. Dieses Buch hat alles, von Sumpfdrachen über Quantenbibliotheken, Orangutans und sogar eine starke weibliche Hauptfigur.

Ein mysteriöses Ungeheuer treibt in Ankh-Morpok sein Unwesen. Eine geheime Gesellschaft hat ihre Finger im Spiel. Kann Captain Vimes, bekannter Trunkenbold und Chef der Nachtwache, zusammen mit seinem unterbezahlten Team, den Geschehnissen auf die Spur kommen und größeres Unheil für die Stadt abwenden?

Gelesen in der Originalsprache und würden dies auch empfehen.

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  • Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
  • Guards troops -- Fiction