Night Watch: Discworld, Book 27

Absolutely brilliant. Love the narrator and the story is great - Vimes at his best. Well worth buying.

The combination of Stephen Briggs and Terry Pratchett is just superb. My one piece of advice for anyone thinking of getting a ?Discworld? novel is always buy the unabridged copy (if you don?t your only getting half the joke). For preference I always buy the Briggs version if it?s available because his range of voices are so good. Nigel Planer is a close second but I?m afraid Tony Robinson just doesn?t bring the charachters to life so convincingly.

I don't remember being blown away by this book when I first read it, but that was close to a decade ago and I wasn't really old enough to appreciate this story, which is deep and complex even by Pratchett's standards. Listening to it now I'm very glad I chose it. Pratchett's understanding of human nature and capability for more serious storytelling shines through here. Both the hero (Vimes) and the main villain (Carcer) make great character studies and are treated like real people influencing events rather than plot-driving juggernauts. The time travel element is handled sensitively and believably and gives an insight into old Ankh-Morpork which fits in perfectly with the previously sketchy details of how bad things were in the old days. This book is perhaps less funny than some other Discworld novels (though still amusing), but it more than makes up for it in the depth of the setting and the quality of the storytelling. Highly recommended.

Stephen Briggs's reading is as always excellent, though here more than ever his habit of giving everyone different accents is a bit jarring. Still, the narration is good and the voices and characterisation is engaging.

I love this book so was pleased to find it on Audible. I generally found it a good listen, however the range of accents felt a little bit like Briggs showing off! I appreciate that any city will have it's variations, but it was hard to find a common accent across the range of characters. Also I found Briggs' pacing a bit odd in places, but once I'd got used to it I barely noticed it.

Overall an enjoyable story for any Pratchett fan.

Great story, well read. Recommend A++++

I love Pratchett's work and his hopefullness about humanity shines through this book, like all the rest.

Not my absolute favourite, but still great! Good on you Sir Terry!
I'm always mixed about Brigg's reading. His characters are really good, but his diction is a bit off. As if he has a cold or something, I think he reads too fast, which gives his readings an amaturish air. Still much better than Nigel Planer's readings IMHO!

This is one of the best Discworld novels out there for adults - up until now I've been very comfortable in a world that's a bit brutal but funny, but this one is dark, interesting and clean in it's delivery - there's less of the funny humour that works on various lvels in here, but it's amazing nonetheless, and a great change of pace from Terry's usual Discworld.
That's not to say there's not some funny parts in here, but it seemed a darker, stronger story in this book.
Highly recommended.

Terry Pratchett's grasp on life's quirkier side just gets better and better. This is a very thought prevoking book that had me in tears at times and splitting my side with laughter at others, his description or the 'grannies' is second to none. If you haven't listen to this you are missing one of the best

Really enjoyed this causing a near immediate download of Book 28 Monstrous regiment. Night Watch is a great story made very engaging by Stephen Briggs' excellent narration.

A commander Vines novel, that brings everything together, past future and present, interweaving of my favorite charactors with twists and turns that will please the avid reader, I have all of Terry Pratchett books, and am now begining to collect the audio books too, and I can recomend Stephen Briggs narration. I am sure you will love this book