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Pyramids
Terry Pratchett
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Description for Pyramids
Paperback. 'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you.' Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Teppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected, and your treasury is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. Series: Discworld Novels. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you.'
Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Teppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected, and your treasury is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father.
He’d had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen...
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Discworld Novels
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552166652
SKU
V9780552166652
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About Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple ... Read more
Reviews for Pyramids
'Like Dickens, much of Pratchett's appeal lies in his humanism, both in a sentimental regard for his characters' good fortune, and in that his writing is generous-spirited and inclusive'
Guardian
'As funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh'
Independent
'Imagine a collision between Jonathan Swift at his most scatologically-minded and J.R.R. Tolkien on speed'
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Guardian
'As funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh'
Independent
'Imagine a collision between Jonathan Swift at his most scatologically-minded and J.R.R. Tolkien on speed'
... Read more