Guards! Guards!: A Discworld Novel -- Terry Pratchett

<p><strong>"Patchett demonstrates just how great the distance is between one- and two-joke writers and the comic masters whose work will be read into the next century." --<em>Locus</em></strong></p><p><strong>Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon combine for extraordinary fun in this cheeky Discworld novel from <em>New York</em> <em>Times</em> bestselling author Terry Pratchett.</strong></p><p>Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to face off. Again.</p><p>It's old news to Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch. But this time, something is different--the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they can't fully control, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.</p><p>Long believed extinct, a <em>draco nobilis</em> can now be seen patrolling the skies above Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, but it's also soon crowned King.</p><p>Can Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order (before it's burned to a crisp)?</p><p>The Discworld novels can be read in any order but <em>Guards! Guards!</em> is the 1st book in the City Watch collection and the 8th Discworld book.</p><p>The City Watch collection in order: </p><ul><em>Guards! Guards!</em></li><em>Men at Arms</em></li><em>Feet of Clay</em></li><em>Jingo</em></li><em>The Fifth Elephant</em></li><e