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."
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The review of this Book prepared by David Loftus
A city guard, previously honourable and hard working, strives to regain his self-worth and the worthiness of his City Watch. This begins as a result of a dragon invading *his* city. Insightful and extremely funny. A standout novel in the Discworld series. This is the book where we get to know Vimes, Carrot, Nobby, Colon and Sybil. Oh, and Errol.
The review of this Book prepared by Rosalie Wodecki
Captain Vimes of the Night Watch has a number of problems, including the dragon who is terrorizing the city, his over-enthusiastic new recruit Carrot, and his inability to keep his mouth shut. Can he solve the mystery of the dragon's behavior, win the woman (definitely NOT a girl), keep the swamp dragons from dissolving his boots, and keep Carrot from getting them all into trouble with the Patrician? This is the funniest and best of Pratchett's books, and possibly one of the most humorous books ever written.
The review of this Book prepared by Ivy
new kid joins good guys
bad guy makes dragon
good guys survive dragon
good guys try to beat dragon
dragon wins without too much death
good guys kill bad guy and persuade dragon to go away
The review of this Book prepared by Patrick Allan
