# Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an easy entry point into Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, with sharp satire and memorable characters that work well for newcomers and reading aloud.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy entry point to Discworld (2 comments): "one of the easiest books to enter the Discworld universe" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49906359)) "Guards! Guards! is the best entry point, I'd say" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407372))
- Good for newcomers to series (3 comments): "They loved the adventures that they got to hear about when I read books like Guards! Guards!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46921173)) "Yeah, I think that's a good one, as would be e.g. Guards! Guards!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48293942)) "Guards! Guards! is the best entry point, I'd say" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407372))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings.md): 66 recommend
- [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit.md): 49 recommend
- [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl.md): 48 recommend
- [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality.md): 19 recommend
- [Piranesi by Susanna Clarke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/piranesi.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062225758?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780062225757) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett", https://hackerapproved.com/p/guards-guards/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).