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Aug 1, 1989 · A fun and highly intelligent fantasy set in the ancient and degraded city of Ankh-Morpork following the daring investigations of the most unlikely city guards in literature. Prepare to breathe fog while avoiding being roasted by the chemical jaws of a dragon wandering around the city seeking revenge.
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Guards! Guards! has been adapted into a play and a graphic novel, and is often cited as the best Discworld novel for new readers to start the series. Notably, Pratchett said that Carrot was originally going to be the viewpoint character, but the structure of the book didn't allow it so he made up Vimes - who is now one of the most popular and ...
Go for it. There are no cliffhangers, big bad or overarching plot to the series, so they're all more or less stand alone. Some share characters, so there's some benefit to reading them in order, but it's not essential. Guards! Guards! is the first book featuring the city watch, and makes a great starting point.
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Far ahead of them a handful of palace guards drew their swords, took a second look, thought better of it, darted back inside the wall and started to close the gates. He swung the sword so that its needle point was a foot from the Patrician's thin chest. "So it's back of the cells for you," he said. "And this time I'll make sure you stay there ...
Terry, at least at one point in his life, lived in the west country, near Bristol. Bristol has become famous for its urban foxes (although they apparently operate in all largish greenish cities in the UK). In the early 80s, BBC Bristol made a famous programme on these urban foxes, called Foxwatch.
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Tylt Guards: 20 posts: The Guard Room was in the south wing of the Horse Guards building opposite to where the King’s Life Guard Guard Room now is. The posts were spread all around the Whitehall area including such locations as ‘The First Regiment Orderly Room in Scotland Yard’, at the corner of Lady Suffolk’s’, ‘In Downing Street’, ‘at the bomb taken at Cadiz’ (the site of ...
