City Watch novels
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The City Watch novels are a popular Discworld subseries of comic fantasy books by Terry Pratchett that follow the adventures of Ankh-Morpork’s beleaguered city police force.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld subseries
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comic fantasy ⓘ fantasy novel series ⓘ |
| author | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Ankh-Morpork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Ankh-Morpork City Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWork | Guards! Guards! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ankh-Morpork City Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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satirical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Watch (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement |
detective fiction parody
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police procedural parody ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Feet of Clay
NERFINISHED
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Guards! Guards! NERFINISHED ⓘ Jingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Men at Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ Snuff NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fifth Elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ Thud! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseChronologyNote | span multiple periods in Ankh-Morpork history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Sam Vimes from drunk guard to statesman
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expanding the political and social worldbuilding of Discworld ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angua von Überwald
NERFINISHED
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Carrot Ironfoundersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheery Littlebottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Detritus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Colon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobby Nobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Vimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Ramkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Ankh-Morpork City Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Guards! Guards!
NERFINISHED
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Men at Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Corgi Books
NERFINISHED
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Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Ankh-Morpork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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law and order ⓘ policing ⓘ prejudice ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
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