Terry Pratchett: Pyramids, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Pyramids
- (Discworld Novel 7)
(soweit verfügbar beim Lieferanten)
- Verlag:
- Vintage Classics, 03/2023
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781804990551
- Artikelnummer:
- 11089088
- Umfang:
- 384 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 262 g
- Maße:
- 198 x 127 mm
- Stärke:
- 24 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 30.3.2023
- Serie:
- Pyramids - Band 7
- Hinweis
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Klappentext
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel.
'Pratchett remains aconsistently clever, charming andfunny voice' Independent
'One of my favourite Discworld books' 5-star reader review
'"Look after the dead," said the priests, "and the dead would look after you."'
Young Prince Teppic is sent far away from his desert homeland to the city of Ankh-Morpork for the best education money can buy.
Which just so happens to be at the Assassins' Guild.
But when Teppic's father dies suddenly, fate takes him away from assassination to something far more unsavoury: politics. Teppic returns home to the small, penniless kingdom of Djelibeybi to take his place as ruler.
It isn't easy, being a teenage pharaoh. As tradition dictates, the new king must build a monumental pyramid to honour his dead father.
But this one might just bankrupt the kingdom, and warp the very fabric of time and space itself . . .
The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Pyramidsis a standalone.
Praise for the Discworld series:
'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction' Mail on Sunday
'Pratchett is a master storyteller ' Guardian
'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubtthe funniest' George R. R. Martin
'One of those rare writers whoappeals to everyone ' Daily Express
'One of the most consistently funny writers around' Ben Aaronovitch
'Masterful and brilliant ' Fantasy & Science Fiction
'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable' The Times
'The best humorous English author since P. G. Wodehouse'The Sunday Telegraph
'Nothing short of magical ' Chicago Tribune
'Consistently funny , consistently clever and consistently surprising in its twists and turns' SFX
'[Discworld is] compulsively readable, fantastically inventive , surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...There's never been anything quite like it ' Evening Standard
Biografie
Sir Terry Pratchett, the author of over three dozen novels, is one of the worlds best-selling novelists writing in the English language. His books have sold more than 65 milllion copies worldwide. In addition to his phenomenaland hugely popularDiscworld series for adults, Terry is the beloved author several childrens books. He was awarded Britains highest honor for a childrens novel, the Carnegie Medal. In 2008, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature. Terry lives in England, where he writes all the time. The characters and setting of THE TIFFANY ACHING ADVENTURES are dear to the authors heart, reflecting (obliquely) much of his own childhood in Englands Chalk countrythe part of the country where he still lives today. Mr. Pratchett and his wife, Lyn, have one grown daughter and many cats. Anyone can find out more about Terry at Harpers own website: terrypratchettbooks.com. In 2008, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers Disease.
