Guards! Guards! (1991) Terry Pratchett (Author)
Carrot, an orphaned human baby adopted by dwarves, is now 16 and growing too tall to work in the mines. He sets off for Ankh-Morpork to join the Night Watch and uphold the laws, not knowing that the Night Watch is barely surviving in the city since the Patrician has organized crime. However, when the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night steal a book and summon a dragon in hopes of restoring the monarchy, Captain Vimes and his three men begin investigating. They find allies in Lady Ramkin, aristocraticbreeder of swamp dragons, and the Librarian of the Unseen University, who ventures into L-space to recover his stolen book. First published in Britain in 1989.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Vimes, Police Officer (captain), Sybil Ramkin, Noblewoman (animal breeder), Carrot, Police Officer
GENRE :
Fantasy fiction
SUB GENRE :
Light Fantasy
SETTING(S) :
Ankh-Morpork, Fictional City, Discworld, Planet--Imaginary, Alternate Universe
SUBJECT :
Fantasy
TIME PERIOD :
Indeterminate AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300058603
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "Guards! Guards!." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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