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Pyramids

byTerry Pratchett

Genres: Fantasy Adventure Humorous Dark Fantasy

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy humorous fantasy with clever social commentary.

Topics IdentityPowerSurvivalFriendshipBetrayal

MoodHumorous, Light-hearted

HumorFull Comedy

'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...

Language

enm

Published on

10/11/2012

Pages

384

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780552166652

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