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The city of Ankh-Morpork no longer has a king and is now ruled by a corrupt Patrician. A secret society calls a dragon with the understanding that whoever kills it will be named King and bring a new rule to the kingdom. Things go wrong when the dragon is crowned King of the city and the four members of the Night Watch Guard must keep the new king from eating the citizens.

There is a library in the city that holds many magical books. The librarian was accidentally transformed into an orangutan. He still watches over the library that is seldom visited.

The dragons haven't been seen by humans for hundreds of years. A secret society called the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night are led by a man called The Supreme Grand Master. He is using the people he has...