The City Watch book 1 · 1989
Guards! Guards!
A secret society summons a dragon to Ankh-Morpork, and only the drunken, demoralised Night Watch, led by Captain Sam Vimes, with a huge new recruit called Carrot, can stop it.
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Book facts
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Series
- The City Watch, book 1 of 8
- Published
- 1989
- Setting
- Set in Discworld
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Guards! Guards!
7 recurring or key characters from Terry Pratchett’s chart. Introduces Sam Vimes, Carrot Ironfoundersson, Fred Colon and Nobby Nobbs.
Lead 1
- Sam VimesFirst appearanceCaptain, later Commander, of the Watch
Major 4
- Lord VetinariPatrician of Ankh-Morpork
- Carrot IronfounderssonFirst appearanceHuman raised as a dwarf
- Fred ColonFirst appearanceSergeant
- Nobby NobbsFirst appearanceCorporal, possibly human
Minor and cameo 2
- The LibrarianWizard turned orang-utan
- DeathThe Grim Reaper, who speaks in capitals
Also featuring these characters
Other Terry Pratchett books that share the most characters with Guards! Guards!.
- Feet of Clay1996 · The City Watch · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Jingo1997 · The City Watch · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Fifth Elephant1999 · The City Watch · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Night Watch2002 · The City Watch · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon