Night Watch: (Discworld Novel 29)
Dec 2009 · Random House
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'DON'T PUT YOUR TRUST IN REVOLUTIONS. THEY ALWAYS COME ROUND AGAIN. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED REVOLUTIONS. PEOPLE DIE, AND NOTHING CHANGES.'
The twenty-fifth of May is an important, sombre day in Ankh-Morpork - the anniversary of one of the city's bloodiest rebellions.
But crime stops for nothing, as Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch knows. When a notorious serial killer emerges from hiding, the chase leads the Watch to the roofs of Unseen University where a magical storm is brewing. It's a case of wrong place, very wrong time.
For Vimes finds himself back in his own rough, tough past with only a killer for company and a city on the brink of revolution to contend with. But he must survive, because he has a job to do: track down the murderer and change the outcome of the rebellion.
And get back to the future before his wife gives birth, of course.
All in a day's work ...
'The best Discworld book in the whole world ever. Until next time.' SFX
Night Watch is the sixth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
The twenty-fifth of May is an important, sombre day in Ankh-Morpork - the anniversary of one of the city's bloodiest rebellions.
But crime stops for nothing, as Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch knows. When a notorious serial killer emerges from hiding, the chase leads the Watch to the roofs of Unseen University where a magical storm is brewing. It's a case of wrong place, very wrong time.
For Vimes finds himself back in his own rough, tough past with only a killer for company and a city on the brink of revolution to contend with. But he must survive, because he has a job to do: track down the murderer and change the outcome of the rebellion.
And get back to the future before his wife gives birth, of course.
All in a day's work ...
'The best Discworld book in the whole world ever. Until next time.' SFX
Night Watch is the sixth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
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4.8
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alan milkman
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December 4, 2014
Such a great read, a bit darker and less farcical than many of the other Disc World books but Such a cracking good read and really loaded with the humanity and compassion that I think makes Terry Pratchett so good. 10/10.
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Lawrence Kim
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February 13, 2015
Terry Prachett is hit and miss. Sometimes he is hysterically funny. Other times, very British aka. not funny for North Americans. This book is brilliantly funny. I've read this book easily a dozen times and smile every time I do. And at $5 a steal. This makes an excellent introduction to the amazing Discworld universe.
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A Google user
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September 18, 2012
I love the way Vimes is bring developed. Dark in parts, im not sure where it would sit as a kids book. I love Pratchett in general and frequently reread my favourites. Night Watch is one I go back to again and again.
About the author
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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