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| Original Title: | Pyramids |
| ISBN: | 0061020656 (ISBN13: 9780061020650) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Discworld #7 |
| Characters: | Teppic, Dios, Ptraci, Maldito Bastardo, Mericet, Broncalo, Ptaclusp, Koomi, Teppicamon XVII |
| Setting: | Discworld Djelibeybi Ankh-Morpork |
| Literary Awards: | British Science Fiction Association Award for Novel (1989) |
Terry Pratchett
Paperback | Pages: 341 pages Rating: 3.91 | 66177 Users | 1783 Reviews
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| Title | : | Pyramids (Discworld #7) |
| Author | : | Terry Pratchett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 341 pages |
| Published | : | 2008 by Harper (first published June 15th 1989) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Humor. Comedy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Audiobook. Magic |
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It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed to do. After all, he's been trained at Ankh-Morpork's famed assassins' school, across the sea from the Kingdom of the Sun. First, there's the monumental task of building a suitable resting place for Dad -- a pyramid to end all pyramids. Then there are the myriad administrative duties, such as dealing with mad priests, sacred crocodiles, and marching mummies. And to top it all off, the adolescent pharaoh discovers deceit, betrayal - not to mention a headstrong handmaiden - at the heart of his realm.Rating Epithetical Books Pyramids (Discworld #7)
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Back to the Pratchett reread with the SpecFic Buddy Reads group. I skipped Wyrd Sisters because I've only recently reread it, but now I'm back on the main thread of the read. This is at least my third read of this (and probably more; I can remember when there were only ten or so Discworld books and I would read a selection of them every year).Pteppic (Teppic) is the crown prince of the Old Kingdom of Djelibeybi and has been studying abroad in Ankh-Morpork with the Assassin's Guild when hisThe only good thing about commercial air travel is that it provides ample opportunity to read. And if anything can make a delayed flight tolerable, it's Pratchett in fine form.This is top-shelf Discworld. I don't know how I managed not to ever have read this particular one before. If Small Gods is my favorite Discworld volume, this one's certainly in the top five. It's got plenty of witty asides and groaner puns, but being an early book in the series, spares the reader the tedium of the usual
Egypt, Pyramids, Sphinx and Teppic. Similar to earlier books this was light, funny and entertaining.The entire story was really good, starting off with the Assassin Guild, then his return home, then the magical pyramids and the mummies, and not to forget the bits about the Trojan Horse. This book touched on religion and traditions in a very light and humorous way. The ending of this book felt a lot better than the earlier books, probably because this is meant to be a standalone book.
My daughter is only three months old and she's already read her first Discworld novel...or at least listened to it. We decided last month that we wanted to create a family tradition of reading out loud before bedtime and, not wanting to have this hanging out there as something we wanted to do but might never start, we decided to start early. This way she won't ever remember a time when there wasn't bedtime reading. She loves it as far as we can tell. She spends time smiling at whichever parent
"People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people." Here's one for the history buffs. Anyone who's familiar with the Trojan War or has an interest in Ancient Egypt and Greece would probably get a kick out of this. So many good references. In case that doesn't interest you, there are also some assassins and some camels who are very good at math.I didn't enjoy this one as much as I had expected to. I think it just felt too long (for a Pratchett novel) and
In Pyramids, the seventh book in the Discworld universe and the first in the gods/ancient civilisations subseries, Pratchett tackles ancient Egypt and the pseudoscientific pyramid power theory. It tells the story of a young prince-turned-assassin and the strange the country of Djelibeybi (ha!), where pyramids dominate the landscape and the king is believed to be a god. Mummies come to life, deities wreak havoc, time and space are bent beyond all recognition, and Pratchett even manages to squeeze
Executive Summary: Another good, but not great entry in the Discworld series. This one seems to read pretty much stand alone, though I think it would be best to have some knowledge of the series prior to this book. Full Review It's been a few months since my marathon of several of the previous books, and I was in the mood for Mr. Pratchett's humor. I'd been in a bit of a reading slump after my previous book, and hoped this would be a light quick read to break me of that.Unfortunately that wasn't
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