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A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fourth book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels.

'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' Sunday Telegraph

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‘It was so much easier to blame it on them. It was bleakly depressing to think that they were us.’

War is brewing on the Discworld.

An island has appeared from the ocean depths, right in the middle of the sea which separates the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork. Of course, no one would dream of starting a war with the neighbours without a perfectly good reason . . . such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock, for instance.

But when a Klatchian Prince is almost assassinated, peace talks break down and violent nationalism begins to spread. Ankh-Morpork prepares to fight. Only thing is, they don't have an army. Or much in the way of weapons.

Commander Sam Vimes and the 'officially disbanded' City Watch get caught up in a deadly political game where the enemy appears to be on both sides, and no one will listen to reason.

And if they don't stop this absurd war, no one will . . .

Jingo is the fourth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

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‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable' The Times

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'Pratchett's writing is a constant delight. No one mixes the fantastical and the mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of human endeavour'—Daily Mail

'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld'—Sunday Telegraph

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Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Corgi
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0552167592
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0552167598
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 314 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 2.79 x 19.81 cm
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Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was fifteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987 he turned to writing full time, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) are written for children. The first of these children's books, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal. A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller, and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback (Harper Torch, 2006) and trade paperback (Harper Paperbacks, 2006). Terry's latest book, Nation, a non-Discworld standalone YA novel was published in October of 2008 and was an instant New York Times and London Times bestseller. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire “for services to literature” in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages. Terry Pratchett lived in England with his family, and spent too much time at his word processor. Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.

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  • Jacob Berghofer
    5.0 out of 5 stars T.P. is a master of this sort of satirical fantasy.
    Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2019
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    Bought because my gf likes to read physical books and has been working her way through the guards series.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Pratchett
    Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2020
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    More great Discworld, can’t go wrong
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  • Glyn Thomas
    4.0 out of 5 stars Serious but funny
    Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 1999
    Jingo is one of the best of the Discworld series because it deals with a serious subject - the futility of war but still makes it funny. And if you know of the characters from previous books you'll find one bit of it unbearably moving - the hairs on the back of my neck rose as the Disorganizer read out the appointments of the characters within a few seconds of each other in the alternate universe - particularly for Captain Carrot. Of course, there are weaknesses in it. I still don't understand the plot, Vetenari would never get involved in direct action, there was too much of Colon and Nobby, and not enough of the other characters e.g. Cherrybottom, the OrangUtan, Detritus and the other Guards. Most of all, it's ridiculous to think that countries would go to war over a useless island (nobody mention the Falklands). But despite this I enjoyed it enormously and would recommend it as a good starting point in the series. By the way, the title "Jingo" refers to a song from the Victorian music halls which began "We don't want to fight you but by Jingo if we do: We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too." And from that we get the word "Jingoism". See, you learn something reading Pratchett!
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  • Lee Rogers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love the book!
    Reviewed in Canada on November 7, 2018
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    Terry Pratchett was an excellent author
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Good!
    Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2018
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  • JHW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2015
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    Pratchett can do no wrong!
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  • David Roy
    5.0 out of 5 stars War comes to Discworld!
    Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2002
    Jingo is yet another book that takes place in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. It's the fourth book to feature the City Watch, which is the police force of Ankh-Morpork, a city on the Disc. It's also one of the best. The City Watch, in its initial incarnation, was an homage to those no-name soldiers, troopers and other various cannon-fodder that inhabit adventure and sci-fi movies. They're usually hapless, the hero runs right over them, and their survival rate is fairly low. Originally, it consisted of three people, Samuel Vimes, Nobby Nobs, and Sergeant Colon.
    This was until Carrot joined. Carrot is a human who was raised by dwarves, thus he considers himself a dwarf. He's the ultimate innocent, but yet he has a way of getting people to listen to him and follow him. By the time of Jingo, he's been raised to Captain (no comic book jokes, please). This all happened in the first City Watch book, Guards Guards. In subsequent books, the Watch has grown almost exponentially. It now has over 50 members, with more joining all the time. In fact, Jingo jokes a couple of times about how Vimes, the commander of the Watch, doesn't know that somebody's joined. It's very common for him to say "Who's that?" and be told that he signed the paperwork.
    Jingo involves an island that has suddenly appeared between Ankh-Morpork and the land of Klatch. Klatch is based on the Arab countries of our world, and there are quite a few jokes about how something that was supposedly invented in Ankh-Morpork has been used in Klatch for years. The people of Ankh-Morpork have a lot of the same stereotypes of Klatchians as exist in the real world about Arabs as well. Pratchett goes to great lengths to show just how stupid this is. He portrays the actual Klatchians very well, with no actual stereotypes that I saw.
    Anyway, both Ankh-Morpork and Klatch lay claim to this island, and thus talk of war begins. There's an attempt on the life of a Klatchian prince and other sorts of violence start to break out in the city. Samuel Vimes is trying to deal with all of this. He's a simple cop who just wants to solve crimes, but sometimes the crimes are too big for one man to solve. Events start to spiral out of control and Vimes and some of his troops find themselves in Klatch trying to stop things before the war gets out of hand.
    There are so many wonderful characters in these City Watch books, and this one even adds some more. The main new character is 71-hour Ahmed, a Klatchian who's more than what he seems. Vimes has to deal with him a lot, and while he starts out seeming stereotypical, but he eventually develops into a well-rounded character. There's Reg Shoe, who I understand is introduced in a non-City Watch book, but becomes a member of the Watch in this book. He's a zombie. Then there are the regulars, such as Carrot, Detritus (a troll), Constable Visit, Colon, Nobs, the Patrician (who, uncharacteristically, takes an active role in events after he's deposed from power), and finally Vimes himself. There are just too many of them to describe them all, but they all have their hilarious moments.
    Vimes is who the books are essentially about, and he gets the most character development. He used to be a drunk who barely got by, and didn't have to do anything in his job. He wasn't required to, because nobody gave the Watch any respect anyway. Carrot gave him a sense of duty, though, and he's progressed well since then. Jingo continues this progression, as he tries to stop the madness. Vimes is always an interesting person to read about. He's not a violent man, and he's trapped in a violent circumstance. Watching him get out of it is very entertaining.
    Discworld is known for it's humour, and this is a very funny book. Pratchett usually cloaks his philosophical points in the laughs. This book isn't quite as funny as the previous ones, though, and the philosophy sticks out even more in this one because of it. It basically points out the pointlessness of mindless militarism, nationalism and patriotism. The closest thing it is a parody of is the Falklands conflict, with a war over a worthless piece of land that nobody in their right mind would want anyway. Along the way, though, many jokes are cracked. The best thing about the City Watch books is that the humour seems to come from within the characters, which makes for very zany, yet almost believable, events. That's why I prefer them.
    This book is definitely worth a read. You could start with it, but I would suggest that you read the first three: Guards Guards, Men at Arms, and Feet of Clay. There is a progression of character that you will miss if you start with Jingo. But don't miss this one. It's a keeper.
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  • Tallulah
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good but not the best
    Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2001
    Although this book is a good book in its own right - interesting characters and plot, gripping pace, humorous dialogue and a meaningful theme, it's not my favourite of the Guards novels. Feet Of Clay and The Fifth Elephant have more interesting mysteries and Men At Arms and Guards! Guards! have more interesting character development. I don't know, maybe it's all the sand, but Jingo has always seemed a little unsatisfying. But I reckon that that's because I am comparing it to the other Guards books - there's still a lot of good moments and it's worth a read.
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  • Lorentz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quarto libro della saga delle guardie
    Reviewed in Italy on November 7, 2013
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    In questo libro la normalità della città di Ankh-Morpork è scossa dalla comparsa di una nuova isola in mezzo al mare. La contesa di questa nuova terra porta a galla una serie di tensioni che portano allo scatenarsi di una improvvisa guerra verso la nazione vicina Klatchian (modellata in stile arabeggiante). Solo una serie di azioni tra il militare ed il poliziesco coordinate dai protagonisti della guardia, nonché un intervento di lord Vetinari, riusciranno a scongiurare il peggio.
    Parodia pungente dei rapporti interculturali, non essendo ancora stato tradotto in italiano leggerlo in inglese è l'unico modo per chi, come me, è curioso di sapere come prosegue la storia di Carota e della guardia notturna.
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  • Lee Bosworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
    Reviewed in Australia on October 12, 2021
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    Another Terry Pratchett classic! It doesn't get better then the night watch stories
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  • Happysky
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read and food for thought
    Reviewed in Germany on December 4, 2023
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    As usual, the watch are fun to read about. Plus the topic of war and patriotism is very well handled.
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  • Yohana R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un gran libro.
    Reviewed in Spain on September 22, 2019
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    Esta muy bien, la edición es muy Bonita y por ese precio no se puede pedir nada NSS.
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  • Karen S D Robinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book in the Night Watch series
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2017
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    The first time I read the Night Watch series I read them in order. This time I'm reading them in reverse order, and seeing new connections. "Jingo" is about the foolishness of war, and takes its title from an old song: "We don't want to fight but by jingo if we do,We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too!" It has hilarious moments: seeing Vetinary playing his shell game among the Klatchians is, as they say in tvtropes, a crowning moment of both awesome and funny. But it also has moments of almost unbearable poignancy, as when the Disorganizer reports on events from the alternative timeline down the other leg of the Trousers of Time. A similar idea is later used to heartbreaking effect in the book "Night Watch".

    In "Jingo" we get to see our old friends from the watch show some surprising sides: Nobby as feminist is especially fun. And once again Sam Vimes tries to make sense of a world where sometimes the crimes are so big you can't arrest everyone involved. Or can you?
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