I am, at the moment, not really a friend of thrillers and the crime genre, but readers strongly invested in such literature might find much more innuendos and connotations. And if they can't bring down this fire-breathing tyrant and reinstate their own, slightly less dangerous one, Ankh-Morpork might be lost. Or Mexican standoff in our world, which is when two people have loaded, cocked guns pointed right at each other.

Vimes begins investigating the dragon's appearances, which leads to an acquaintance with Sybil Ramkin, a breeder of swamp dragons. In Pratchett's tradition of deconstructing the tropes this one has its kings and tyrants and secret societies and dragons and maidens and heroes and heirs with birthmarks and magical swords, as well as million-to-one chances - except that things tend to not work out as planned. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to literature” in 1998, and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Warwick in 1999, the University of Portsmouth in 2001, the University of Bath in 2003, the University of Bristol in 2004, Buckinghamshire New University in 2008, the University of Dublin in 2008, Bradford University in 2009, the University of Winchester in 2009, and The Open University in 2013 for his contribution to Public Service. Hilarious comic characters in Colon and Nobby (IIRC, Colon had appeared in earlier novel as a very minor character, I forget which one).In a sort of reverse formation, this has caused some individual police forces across the USA to adopt it, so that by now the motto has become fairly wide-spread. We also spend time with Nobby (who is something of a peacock after-hours) Sergeant Colon and Carrot - who maybe should be the heir apparent to the kingdom of Ankh-Morpork, but is at home in the Watch.

Getting back into Discworld made me wonder how much of my love for it is how it influenced who am I now (I started reading these at 14), or is it speaking to my core as a person. But back to the dragons, these creatures have very different characteristics, depending on use in YA, dark, classic, comedy, setting and are hardly something to make fun of or with. Vimes is imprisoned in the same cell as the Patrician, who has been leading a relatively comfortable life with the help of the rats he uses as spies.

Carrot Ironfoundersson brings fresh wind and blows away the nihilistic pessimism with his enthusiastic love for justice. I’ve been told The Colour of Magic has dated somewhat but by Discworld book seven Pratchett was fully in his stride. Terry Pratchett's first in the City Watch series proves to be a delightfully fun, silly, and entertaining reread for me. Like Monty Python, Pratchett specializes in absurdity, in mocking our perceptions, definitions and expectation. Everything’s in place, they’ve got a book on how to summon dragons, they’ve got their plethora of stolen magical items, and they’ve got a king.

Pratchett himself said, "Mostly in the Discworld books, particularly Mort, the phrase is "There's no justice so that it can be balanced with "There's just me/you/us".Zanahoria será capaz de revitalizar la Guardia, que deberá descubrir quién anda detrás de la misteriosa aparición de un dragón.