Guards! Guards!
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Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett

1989•Fantasy•378 pages

Taste attributes: fantasycomedydetectivefresh & originallightimaginarylinearfool triumphantfighting evilunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a breezy fantasy novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyComedyDetectiveFool triumphantFighting evilUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Guards troopsFantasy

Details

Author
Terry Pratchett
Published
1989
Pages
378
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