Pyramids: Terry Pratchett by Amazonundefined

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A classic Discworld novel featuring Sir Terry Pratchett's signature style and wit. A fascinating and hilarious exploration of organised religion
'An enduring, endearing presence in comic literature' Guardian
'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you'.
Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country whose largesse - and indeed treasury - is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. And particularly when your only visible means of support is a recently acquired qualification from the Guild of Assassins where running a kingdom and basic financial acumen were not prerequisites for course entry...
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Pyramids
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Clever, funny and amusing
. Very familiar and yet fresh. Maybe it's because I like mummies and ancient Egypt,
I enjoyed it so much, but parody on gods and religion is very witty
' Goodreads reviewer,
'Philosophically, this is the richest Discworld novel so far . . . It mounts a delightful critique of tradition and religion'
Goodreads reviewer, 'Oooo, I needed that!!!!
Just as exquisite and funny and inelegant as I needed it to be!!!!
I LOVE this author!!!' Goodreads reviewer,
'Fantastic early largely stand-alone story in my beloved Discworld series'
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Recenzja
A sequence of unalloyed delight - Guardian
He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has style. - Daily Telegraph
His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction. - Mail on Sunday
Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own. - Sunday Times
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Sir Terry Pratchett
The Amazing Maurice
is the first animated feature film to be based on a Terry Pratchett novel. With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, Terry Pratchett was awarded an OBE in 1998 and knighted for services to literature in 2009.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
was the 28th book published in the Discworld® series of 41 books, and the first primarily written for a younger audience, winning the Carnegie Medal in 2001.