Capt. Sam Vimes' life in the City Watch is changed forever when a figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork.

The Watch connects Carcer's evil plan to strange goings-on at a magical institution.

The Watch must rob the city's most secretive institution in a desperate effort to find the artifact.

Carcer is willing to do anything to find a sword and the Watch is close on his tail.

The Watch must trek through the Unreal Estate to destroy the sword in a magical lake.

Carcer's got everything he needs to control the Noble Dragon and destroy Ankh-Morpork.