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Date: 1989 |
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This book is the first of the City Watch series. In this book we meet Captain Vimes, the drunken leader of the Ankh-Morpork night watch - a pathetic group of misfits that is what was left of the watch after the guilds took their roles; Sergeant Colon, the typical sergeant; Corporal Nobby, who got expelled from the human race for shoving; and Lance-constable Carrot, who was raised by dwarfs and has now arrived to Ankh-Morpork to become a man in the watch. |
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Guards! Guards! |
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The plot begins when a book is stolen from the Unseen University library - The Summoning Of Dragons. A secret society of losers are summoning a dragon to overthrow the Patrician and crown a king in his place. |
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The watch has to find who is behind the dragon, and stop them before it's too late. |
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A hilarious book, especially to those who love noir films. |
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It's one of my favorite books in the series. |