Night Watch

Discworld, Book 29

De: Terry Pratchett

Narrado por: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

Duración: 14 h y 41 m

Resumen del Editor

Brought to you by Penguin.

The audiobook of Night Watch is narrated by impressionist and actor Jon Culshaw, best known for BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers, and for the Doctor Who audiobooks and dramas. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'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...

Night Watch is the sixth book in the City Watch series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

©2002 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The best Discworld book in the whole world ever. Until next time." (SFX)

Possibly the best

Night Watch is possibly my favorite Discworld novel. Granted some of the humor of the others isn’t there and the story has a harsh ending. But STP had a harsh message to get across and no other author could have made it so immersive and compelling.

great

release on the glorious 25th of may (or was it the 24th?), this amazing story just got an amazing telling.
I loved listening to it.

this is probably my favorite Pratchett book

but some of the caricatures were difficult to understand because of the narrator. better to give up acting and just read.

Possibly the best Discworld book

I’m glad the rest of the series isn’t as hard and angry as this book, but I am also glad that this one is.

Love them copper stories.

Sam Vimes + Sam Vimes. And I'm here for it!
Falling deeper and deeper in love with the Night Watch, and this time around with the old crew instead of the new recruits. Can't get enough, but I can definitely get the next one!

No humor no magic

It feels funny writing a negative review on a TP novel but I didn’t enjoy this at all. Almost no humor, a boring plot, no likable characters although here we meet almost every night watch member. The narration is done seriously - not the insouciant style of Stephen Briggs or Nigel Planer so perhaps that also sabotaged the enjoyment. But after plugging away for 9 hours I wondered why not switch to something I’d like. So I did.
I must comment that the magic of the right narrator was missing - and seems to be missing from the newer recordings. Too sad.

The story is awesome as always but narration isn't great

Normally I can blaze through the Discworld audiobooks (the old ones), this one is read so slowly that it actually slows me to a crawl to the point of not listening anymore. And that's a shame. I'm sure Jon Culshaw did his best, but this isn't his greatest work.