Night Watch

(Discworld Novel 29)

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

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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.'

For a policeman, there can be few things worse than a serial killer loose in your city. Except, perhaps, a serial killer who targets coppers, and a city on the brink of bloody revolution.

For Commander Sam Vimes, it all feels horribly familiar. Caught on the roof of a very magical building during a storm, he's found himself back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard, especially when your time travel companion is a serial killer who knows where you live. But he must survive, because he has a job to do: track down the murderer and change the outcome of the rebellion.

The problem is: if he wins, he's got no wife, no child, no future...

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Night Watch is the sixth book in the City Watch series.

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My all-time favorite Pratchett and Vimes narrator

I have been waiting for ages for this revised narration to make it to Audible for sale in the United States. John Culshaw is simply brilliant in his interpretation of city watch characters, including in especially Sam Vimes. I first started reading the Disc World stories when I picked up this one in the supermarket. I had read Small Gods previously and just couldn’t get into it. But when I met Sam Vimes and Company, I was hooked. I tore through all of them plus the wonderful Stephen Briggs audio versions. But Culshaw reigns supreme in the City Watch stories. Incidentally, Indira Varma is absolutely wonderful as Tiffany Aching and the witches of Lancre insert Terry’s other brilliant story series. May he rest in peace, he died too soon, and no one, simply no one rivals him.

Excellent narration

I think this is the best new narration of the Discworld books. I’ve always found Nightwatch to be one of the more, if not the most “mature” Discworld novels and Culshaw does a fantastic job distinguishing characters and setting tones for each scene. Very well done. I’m a huge fan of Nigel Planer and Stephen Bridges narrations but I’m also pleased with the new versions. They are done well and this one is the best one to me. Highly recommend.

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!

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.