Guards! Guards!: A Novel of Discworld
Welcome to Guards! Guards!, the eighth book in Terry Pratchett’s legendary Discworld series.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...
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Welcome to Guards! Guards!, the eighth book in Terry Pratchett’s legendary Discworld series.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...). How did it get there? How is the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night involved? Can the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order – and the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork to power?Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon...who could ask for anything more?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062225757 (0062225758)
ASIN: 62225758
Publish date: April 30th 2013
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Humor,
Comedy,
Science Fiction,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Fiction
Series: Discworld (#8)
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