| Carrot, the full-size teen son of dwarves (he was adopted), arrives in the great city of Ankh-Morpork to join the incompetent and disrespected Night Watch just about the time a dragon begins to terrorize the city. Captain Vimes, the head of the Watch, tries to solve the mystery of the dragon's appearance while keeping his clumsy veterans and the over-enthused recruit in line. Secret societies, the City Librarian (an orangutan), and tiny swamp dragons figure into the plot, which makes amusing references not only to Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes, but Bogart and Dirty Harry. "Thunder rolled.... It rolled a six." | ||
|
Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Spying & Investigations Yes What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy Adversaries are… - dragon buddy Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book GIANT monster(s) Yes Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Has magical powers? Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Setting Terrain A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
||