Guards! Guards!
Registered by 
GoryDetails
of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 10/27/2002
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 10/27/2002 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
For some reason, I hadn't read any of the Discworld novels, despite being a longtime fantasy fan; then I saw somebody's release of "Guards! Guards!" here at BC, and thought it looked entertaining. (I've always had sympathy for the poor underpaid, unrespected guards in every D&D game, fantasy novel, or war movie. All they ever get is silenced.) I suspect it was a mistake to dip into a Pratchett book, though, because now I'm hooked; it's as if Monty Python and Douglas Adams got drunk and designed a dungeon campaign together.
In this book, the Night Watch is at a low ebb - only three members left (there were four, but one of them was a bit too quick to pursue a criminal and accidentally caught one...). The dour Captain Vimes discovers that the new man is a 6-foot-something bundle of muscles named Carrot, who's been raised as a dwarf and has, in addition to incredible strength, a very literal mind. When a hilarious band of conspirators ("Oh, I thought you wanted the ELUCIDATED Brethren of the Ebon Night. Three doors down.") summons a dragon as part of a plot to (what else?) take over the kingdom, the hapless guards try to deal with it, though they'd much rather just crawl under the bed like everybody else...
From the dedication: "They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into the film) to rush into the room, attack the hero one at a time, and be slaughtered. No one ever asks them if they wanted to. This book is dedicated to those fine men."
In this book, the Night Watch is at a low ebb - only three members left (there were four, but one of them was a bit too quick to pursue a criminal and accidentally caught one...). The dour Captain Vimes discovers that the new man is a 6-foot-something bundle of muscles named Carrot, who's been raised as a dwarf and has, in addition to incredible strength, a very literal mind. When a hilarious band of conspirators ("Oh, I thought you wanted the ELUCIDATED Brethren of the Ebon Night. Three doors down.") summons a dragon as part of a plot to (what else?) take over the kingdom, the hapless guards try to deal with it, though they'd much rather just crawl under the bed like everybody else...
From the dedication: "They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into the film) to rush into the room, attack the hero one at a time, and be slaughtered. No one ever asks them if they wanted to. This book is dedicated to those fine men."
I'm sending this one to BCer TakChemist in trade. Hope you enjoy it!
I just received this book in the mail from GoryDetails! I was surprised to see the excellent condition it's in. I look forward to reading it. Thanks again GoryDetails!
It looks marvelous. Thank you for the short term (just till I get it read) loan, TakChemist!
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Oh, my! I'd forgotten how deliciously bizarre Pratchett's books are. I think I've found a new favorite Discworld book. Thank you so much for the loan, TakC.
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Tak did not want it back so I kept it till now. April 06.
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Oh, my! I'd forgotten how deliciously bizarre Pratchett's books are. I think I've found a new favorite Discworld book. Thank you so much for the loan, TakC.
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Tak did not want it back so I kept it till now. April 06.
Journal Entry 5 by AmberLee17 at VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California USA on Sunday, April 9, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (4/10/2006 UTC) at VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Planned release at the veteran's hospital at 3801 Miranda Ave.
Planned release at the veteran's hospital at 3801 Miranda Ave.
