|
Loading... Pyramidsby Terry Pratchett
   Books Read in 2016 (1,922) Books Read in 2015 (1,247) » 5 more No current Talk conversations about this book.  Timwindram | Feb 28, 2021 |  It was OK Yes this book had funny dialogue, a funny premise and characters that turn the ordinary upsidedown, it was the pace of the plot that I struggled with reading. It didn't move fast enough for me - but then maybe that was down to the pyramids too ;-) (  ) -Flora- | Nov 8, 2020 | When Prince Teppic was finishing his test to become an official Assassin of the Assassin's Guild the last thing he expected was automatically giving it up to take up the throne and Godhead of Djelibeybi. Brought into the modern world with his years in Ankh-Morpork he stood the entire ancient society of his homeland on its head when he came home. To think that the newly crowned Pharaoh would care about who served under him and that he would want to do a few things on his own?! (  ) Ravenwood1984 | Oct 13, 2020 | Probably my second-favorite Discworld novel (after Men At Arms), it's worth it just for You Bastard, the spitting camel, and the philosophers, Xeno an Ibid (who's an authority on everything). (  ) johnthelibrarian | Aug 11, 2020 | Sandy, unchanging a kingdom without plumbing some inheritance. ( ) Eggpants | Jun 25, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
Is contained inIs abridged in
Unlike most teenaged boys, Teppic isn't chasing girls and working at the mall. Instead he's just inherited the throne of the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi-a job that's come a bit earlier than he expected (a turn of fate his recently departed father wasn't too happy about either). 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. No library descriptions found. |
 Google Books — Loading...Popular coversRatingAverage: (3.8)
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia in English (1)
1
A great discworld story, interwoven into Roman, Egyptian and Greek mythology. Funny, witty and a really good read. (