Plot Summery: The story follows a plot by a secret brotherhood, the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night, to overthrow the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork and install a puppet king, under the control of the Supreme Grand Master. Using a stolen magic book, they summon a dragon to strike fear into the people of Ankh-Morpork.
Once a suitable state of terror and panic has been created, the Supreme Grand Master proposes to put forth an "heir" to the throne, who will slay the dragon and rid the city of tyranny. It is the task of the Night Watch – Captain Vimes, Sergeant Colon, Corporal Nobbs, and new volunteer Carrot Ironfoundersson – to stop them, with some help from the Librarian of the Unseen University, an orangutan trying to get the stolen book back.
The Patriarch ends up in Prison, the Watch gets a dragon of its own and a Dragon becomes king. So just another day on the Disc then.
Once a suitable state of terror and panic has been created, the Supreme Grand Master proposes to put forth an "heir" to the throne, who will slay the dragon and rid the city of tyranny. It is the task of the Night Watch – Captain Vimes, Sergeant Colon, Corporal Nobbs, and new volunteer Carrot Ironfoundersson – to stop them, with some help from the Librarian of the Unseen University, an orangutan trying to get the stolen book back.
The Patriarch ends up in Prison, the Watch gets a dragon of its own and a Dragon becomes king. So just another day on the Disc then.
Adaptations: This book has to be one of the most adapted of all the Discworld novels. It has been a 6-episode serial on BBC Radio 4 ; a stage play for the amateur stage scripted by Stephen Briggs (the script later published in book form 1997); a professional stage play scripted by Geoffrey Cush, a Graphic novel drawn by Graham Higgins and based on Briggs' script; an audio play presented live at Dragon*Con in 2001; a video game loosely based on the plot of the book, with Rincewind substituted for Sam Vimes and a Board Game - including 90 Discworld character illustrations drawn by Stephen Player and respective text quotes from over twenty Discworld novels.
Favourite Quotes: A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.
All dwarfs have beards and wear up to twelve layers of clothing. Gender is more or less optional.
Thunder rolled. ... It rolled a six.
A number of religions in Ankh-Morpork still practiced human sacrifice, except that they didn't really need to practice any more because they had got so good at it.
Reading Time: Started Saturday 18th April - Finished Tuesday 21st April 2015
All dwarfs have beards and wear up to twelve layers of clothing. Gender is more or less optional.
Thunder rolled. ... It rolled a six.
A number of religions in Ankh-Morpork still practiced human sacrifice, except that they didn't really need to practice any more because they had got so good at it.
Reading Time: Started Saturday 18th April - Finished Tuesday 21st April 2015
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