{"product_id":"9780552166669","title":"Guards! Guards!","description":"Author: Pratchett, Terry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780552166669\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Dec 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eighth Discworld novel - introducing Sam Vimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the \u003ci\u003eCity Watch\u003c\/i\u003e series, part of the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003eone of Pratchett's best books\u003c\/b\u003e. Hilarious and highly recommended' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Possibly the\u003cb\u003e funniest book ever written' \u003c\/b\u003e5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe city of Ankh-Morpork is in turmoil, its citizens revolting. Again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA shadowy secret brotherhood has summoned a dragon to spread terror throughout the city, intent on overthrowing the Patrician and ruling in his place. Too bad the dragon has ideas of its own ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's up to Captain Sam Vimes and the ramshackle Night Watch to stop it. Only problem is, the Watch are more used to dealing with mobs than dragons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd if they can't bring down this fire-breathing tyrant and reinstate their own, slightly less dangerous one, Ankh-Morpork might be lost. For ever...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuards! Guards!\u003ci\u003e is the first book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Pratchett's  spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Discworld is  \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722377646238,"sku":"UBD-9780552166669","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780552166669.jpg?v=1776317772","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780552166669","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}