Guards! Guards! (UK)

'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.' Insurrection is in the air in Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more . But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Time for Captain Vimes to sober up. 'this Is One Of Pratchett's Best Books. Hilarious And Highly Recommended' The Times The Discworld Is Very Much Like Our Own - If Our Own Were To Consist Of A Flat Planet Balanced On The Back Of Four Elephants Which Stand On The Back Of A Giant Turtle, That Is . . . ___________________ '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.' Insurrection Is In The Air In The City Of Ankh-morpork. The Haves And Have-nots Are About To Fall Out All Over Again. Captain Sam Vimes Of The City’s Ramshackle Night Watch Is Used To This. It’s Enough To Drive A Man To Drink. Well, To Drink More. But This Time, Something Is Different – The Have-nots Have Found The Key To A Dormant, Lethal Weapon That Even They Don’t Fully Understand, And They’re About To Unleash A Campaign Of Terror On The City. Time For Captain Vimes To Sober Up. ___________________ The Discworld Novels Can Be Read In Any Order But Guards! Guards! Is The First Book In The City Watch Series. 'NOBLE DRAGONS DON'T HAVE FRIENDS. THE NEAREST THEY CAN GET TO THE IDEA IS AN ENEMY WHO IS STILL ALIVE.' The city of Ankh-Morpork is in turmoil, its citizens revolting. Again. A 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 ... It'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. And 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... 'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Time Guards! Guards! is the first book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. 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 . . . A night-time prowler is turning the inhabitants of Ankh-Morpork, the greatest city in Discworld, into something resembling charcoal biscuits. Captain Vimes of the City Watch is given the task of tracking down the culprit, a seventy-foot dragon Here there be dragons ... and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ("noble dragon" for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned King (it is a noble dragon, after all ...). An aura of mean-minded resentfulness is thick in the streets of Ankh-Morpork. Insurrection is in the air. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. The Have-Nots ant some of their own magic. But magic in the hands of amateurs is a dangerous thing. The City Watch is the last line of defence against such unnatural goings-on. The city of Ankh-Morpork is under threat from a 60 foot fire-breathing dragon, summoned by a secret society of malcontented tradesmen. Defending the city is the underpaid and undervalued City Night Watch