“Varta! Varta! — the first novel in the “Varta” series from the “Discosvet” series by Terry Pratchett.

The Varta bowl of the glorious place of Ankh-Morpork is falling. The basic principles of the Wartovs’ work: don’t run too fast, otherwise you won’t catch up with the offender, don’t shake up the gunman, or kill the stusans, don’t get too much respect for yourself, because you’ll want to ask for help. The tactic of not giving in is the safest! But, it seems, the old principles will have to be reconsidered. First of all, a volunteer signed up for the Wartov Lava: the renewed strength, the intensification and supra-mundane enthusiasm of the young constable Morkva. He knows all the laws and rules, carefully follows the letter of the law and is ready to devote himself entirely to his service. Or, in another way, a coup d’état is taking place in Ankh-Morpork, Patricia is thrown into a bind, and… a dragon becomes king! Yet another tyrant and underdog, among others. The place has a treasury, the Ankh-Morporks need help. So why let the mister's war become valiant again, and let the firebrand break Ankh-Morpork?