Guards! is Pratchett’s take on the police procedural, but his imagination is too immense to constrain the book to just a single genre parody so there is much more to this book than just the City Watch, Ankh-Morpork’s feeble excuse for a police force. The Watch mean are happily doing a crappy job, which basically involve ringing bells at certain times of the night to announce that all is well in the city/5(K). Guards! is the first book in the City Watch series. ‘Vimes ran a practised eye over the assortment before him. It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.’Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. ― Terry Pratchett, quote from Guards! Guards! “One of the things forgotten about the human spirit is that while it is, in the right conditions, noble and brave and wonderful, it is also, when you get right down to it, only human.”.
Guards! - the eighth Discworld novel and the first of The City Watch series.2 The examination will include both permanent and momentary functions. Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett was born in in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and died in in Wiltshire. 20 Books of Summer Book 2 This is more of a plea for additional book recommendations than a review. I expected to enjoy Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! because friends (and strangers) have recommended the Discworld books for years. I didn't have a compelling reason to not read them; there are just so many of. Buy Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 7 editions - starting at $ Shop now.
Guards! is Pratchett’s take on the police procedural, but his imagination is too immense to constrain the book to just a single genre parody so there is much more to this book than just the City Watch, Ankh-Morpork’s feeble excuse for a police force. The Watch mean are happily doing a crappy job, which basically involve ringing bells at certain times of the night to announce that all is well in the city. Guards! Guards! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the Discworld series, first published in It is the first novel about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. The first Discworld point-and-click adventure game borrowed heavily from the plot of Guards! Guards!. Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in It is the first novel about the City Watch. The first Discworld computer game borrowed heavily from Guards! Guards! in terms of plot. The story follows a plot by a secret brotherhood, the Unique and Supreme.
0コメント