Audiobook Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) by Terry Pratchett in the ListenBook app
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Book description
This audiobook constitutes a definitive presentation of Terry Pratchett's seminal Discworld narrative, Night Watch, within the City Watch series. The performance achieves precise narrative fidelity while amplifying the novel's intricate temporal paradoxes. Commander Sam Vimes' temporal displacement-relocated to his own formative years within Ankh-Morpork's volatile political landscape-forms the narrative's core tension. The audiobook's pacing meticulously navigates Vimes' dual imperative: preventing a catastrophic rebellion while confronting the irreversible consequence of altering his personal history. The narrative establishes a legally precise paradox: success necessitates the erasure of Vimes' present life, rendering his wife, child, and future nonexistent.
The performance excels in rendering Pratchett's signature satirical lexicon. Dialogue involving street urchins, "ladies of negotiable affection," and secret police operates with crystalline clarity, avoiding caricature through vocal nuance. The narration masterfully balances the novel's dark comedy with its underlying gravity, particularly concerning Vimes' confrontation with his younger self-a scene demanding profound emotional precision. The audiobook's structure facilitates comprehension of the complex temporal mechanics without sacrificing narrative momentum.
Pratchett's authorial legacy, forged through forty-one Discworld novels and marked by his courageous public battle with early-onset Alzheimer's, imbues this final City Watch entry with profound resonance. The audiobook format transcends mere text delivery; it embodies the narrative's urgency through vocal cadence and strategic pauses. The listener experiences Vimes' visceral struggle-survival in the past, the peril of dying there, the weight of changing history-through the immediacy of performance. The concluding thematic resolution, juxtaposing "Truth! Justice! Freedom! And a Hard-boiled Egg!" against the cost of victory, achieves its intended emotional and philosophical impact with exceptional clarity.
This presentation honors Pratchett's literary achievement and his enduring thematic preoccupations: the fragility of personal history, the burden of duty, and the enduring power of community within a flawed city. The audiobook stands as a testament to both the author's genius and the performance's capacity to render complex philosophical inquiry accessible and deeply engaging. It is a necessary, resonant experience for both Discworld devotees and new listeners encountering Pratchett's unparalleled vision.
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
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Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
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Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
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