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The Illustrated Guards! Guards!

By Terry Pratchett
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The Illustrated Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett is a delightful tale set in the fantastical Discworld, focusing on the shenanigans of the City Watch of Ankh-Morpork. In the city teeming with all breeds of misfits, a nefarious plot to overthrow the Patrician unfolds, involving a mysterious cult and a fire-breathing dragon. The motley group of watchmen, led by Captain Vimes, must muster their limited resources and wit to protect the city from chaos.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a fan of whimsical and witty fantasy tales that explore a fantastical city teeming with quirky characters, mystery, and humour. It combines Terry Pratchett's signature satire with delightful illustrations, making it perfect for those who appreciate a rich narrative woven with comedy and clever social commentary.

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The Illustrated Guards! Guards!

The terrific first novel in The City Watch Discworld sequence -- soon to be a BBC television show -- now illustrated by Paul Kidby! With ten full-colour illustrations and more pencil drawings inside, this is the ultimate edition of a much-loved Pratchett classic.

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'A sequence of unalloyed delight' The Guardian

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 to let them out.

Captain Sam Vimes of the Night Watch is going to have a doozy of a night when they are.

The Illustrated Guards! Guards! edition features ten glorious full-colour illustrations and further pencil drawings by Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, Paul Kidby.

'One of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times

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The Illustrated Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett is widely praised as one of his finest works, combining humour, wisdom, and style. Critics from The Times to the Guardian commend it for being delightfully funny and highly inventive, with the Discworld series itself celebrated as a perennial joy of modern fiction. The Sunday Times highlights Pratchett's unique subject matter and writing style, affirming his remarkable place in literature.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473230705

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 320

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Terry Pratchett

About the Author

Sir Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was avoiding writing any.

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