Guards! Guards! : A Discworld Novel

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';Encompasses everything that is brilliant about [Pratchett's] writing: terrific characterization and plotting, a completely believable world. . . . Fresh, sharp, and incredibly funny.'The Telegraph Magic, mayhem, and a marauding dragon meet for extraordinary fun in this brilliant Discworld novel from New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett, now available as a special limited Olive Edition from Harper Perennial. Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to face off, again. It's old news to Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch. But this time, something is differentthe 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.Long believed extinct, a draco nobilis 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. Can Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order (before it's burned to a crisp)?The full set of books in the 2026 Olive Editions series include: Guards! Guards! by Terry PratchettChanging Planes by Ursula K. Le GuinIsland by Aldous HuxleyAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Hidden Palace by Helene WeckerHighfire by Eoin ColferThe World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin Key