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. ( )

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! ( )

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! ( )

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. ( )

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