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Pyramids

by Terry Pratchett

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Series: Discworld: Gods (1), Discworld (7)

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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 aheadstrong handmaiden -- at the heart of his realm.… (more)
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Terry Pratchett is/was astonishing. I’ve loved all his Discworld novels since I first heard about them- at least the ones I’ve read.
Foolishly I’ve missed a few. This must change. I’ve just read the inimitable “Pyramids”, a romp through the Assassin’s guild, to a suspiciously Egypt-like country, to math contemplating camels to warping of time and space. Every page made me laugh or be astonished. Every page made me miss my father, who for some unexplained reason in the 1970’s got interested in Pyramid Power and constructed pyramids to see if they would keep cheese fresh. He would have laughed heartily through this book, delighted in Pratchett’s clever footnotes and turns of phrase, quoted bits of it at the dinner table, if only he’d had the chance.
This one of the Discworld novels is so much fun. One to start with if you are uncertain if you’d like them (silly person), as it stands alone (though links).
Enjoy. ( )
  Dabble58 | Nov 11, 2023 |
Another enjoyable trip to Discworld, this time via ancient Egypt. I picked up Pyramids while in the grip of a bad cold and, honestly, Pratchett never fails to cheer me up. I really enjoyed the satirising of religion and tradition, and have a particular fondness for You Bastard the camel genius. I understand that the series continues to get better from here - I'm looking forward to seeing it for myself! ( )
  mooingzelda | Oct 30, 2023 |
Poor Teppic, just qualified to be a member of the Assassin's Guild, has to leave Ankh-Morpok to return to his home, the kingdom of Djelibeybi (quasi-Eqypt), when his father unexpectedly dies. Some interesting ideas about belief and ritual... I found this one less humorous but maybe that is because I don't know a lot about ancient Egypt. As always, I love the footnotes in Pratchett's books! ( )
  leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |
This isn’t the best Discworld novel. It almost stands by itself, and Pratchett made no attempt to develop more stories around these characters. Nevertheless it is rather good. Pratchett nicely up-ends our assumptions about ancient Egypt, and indulges in some very creative satire. ( )
  EmmanuelGustin | Jun 5, 2023 |
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Pratchett, Terryprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ittekot, VenugopalanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kirby, JoshCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McLaren, JoeCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Paolini, Pier FrancescoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Planer, NigelNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Solé Baules, AlbertoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sweet, Darrell K.Cover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Nothing but stars, scattered across the blackness as though the Creator had smashed the windscreen of his car and hadn't bothered to sweep up the pieces.
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All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly dressed.
The ancestors pressed forward, muttering. When you've been dead for hundreds of years, you're not inclined to feel generous to those people who assured you that you were going to have a lovely time.
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ISBN 0552140139 is for an abridged (condensed/shortened) audiobook. Do not combine with the full-length book since they do not have the same content.
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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 aheadstrong handmaiden -- at the heart of his realm.

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Pteppic geht nach Ankh-Morpork um Assassine zu werden. Dann wird er Pharao und baut eine Pyramide. Doch dabei gibt es Ärger und er muss feststellen, dass es sehr schwierig ist eine Pyramide zu töten.
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