Book:Guards! Guards!
| Guards! Guards! | |
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| Co-author(s) | {{{coauthors}}} |
| Illustrator(s) | {{{illustrator}}} |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz |
| Publication date | August 1989 |
| ISBN | 0575046066 |
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| Main characters | Carrot Ironfoundersson Samuel Vimes Fred Colon Nobby Havelock Vetinari The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night |
| Series | Watch Series |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | Book #08 |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
Blurb
This is where the dragons went.
They lie ... not dead, not asleep, but ... dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's a key ...
Guards! Guards! is the eighth Discworld novel – and after this, dragons will never be the same again!
Cover
The cover, once again painted by Josh Kirby, features Carrot (with sword), Vimes (with bottle), Nobby (with small dragon) and Colon (with bow and arrow). They are all attempting to fight the Dragon.
Characters
- Carrot Ironfoundersson
- Samuel Vimes
- Fred Colon
- Nobby
- Havelock Vetinari
- Lupine Wonse
- The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
- Sybil Ramkin
Other Characters
Cameos and other Mentions
- Brenda Rodley
- Varneshi
- Magrat Garlick
- Herbert Gaskin
- Minty Rocksmacker
- Mort and Ysabell (mentioned by Sybil as "the duke and duchess of Sto Helit, a nice young couple"
Locations
- Ankh-Morpork
- Treacle Mine Road Watch House
- Sunshine Sanctuary for Sick Dragons
- The Mended Drum
- Patrician's Palace
- Unseen University
- Copperhead
- The Shades
- Harga's House of Ribs
Things and Concepts
- The Summoning of Dragons
- The Laws and Ordinances of the Cities Ankh and Morpork
- Swamp dragon
- Noble dragon
- Figgins
- The Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words
- Critters
- L-space
- Swear-Words
- Cripple Mister Onion
- A Wizard's Staff Has A Knob On The End
- Monkey
- Thieves' Guild
Annotations
- "the Public Order Act of 1457" - one of the frequent 57 references in TP's work
External links
Guards! Guards! Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File
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