Book:Guards! Guards!

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Guards! Guards!
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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

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Cameos and other Mentions

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Things and Concepts

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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