– Dette er ikke den beste boka i discworldserien, men den er fortsatt morsom. Tror grunnen til at jeg ikke er kjempefan av denne boka er at jeg liker egypterene, som denne boka harselerer mye med. Dessuten hadde den ikke store mengder med HAHA-tilfeller, selv om den absolutt er morsom. Historien er om en gutt som skal bli konge, uten at det egentlig er noe han har spesielt lyst til. Han utdanner seg til leiemorder, men når faren hans dør må han tilbake til hjemlandet for å overta tronen, og det går ikke særlig bra. Bokas store høydepunkt er forøvrig en kamel, i tillegg til at Death kommer innom et par ganger for å gjøre jobben sin.
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'—Daily Telegraph
'The best kind of parody - funny and smart and still a good story'—Mail on Sunday»
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel.
'Pratchett remains a consistently clever, charming and funny voice' Independent
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Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel.
'Pratchett remains a consistently clever, charming and funny 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 Pyramids is 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 doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin
'One of those rare writers who appeals 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
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin (Transworld)
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 384
- ISBN
- 9781804990551
- Utgivelsesår
- 2023
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Om forfatteren
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 prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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«'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'—Daily Telegraph
'The best kind of parody - funny and smart and still a good story'—Mail on Sunday»
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– Den unge arvingen til det gamle imperiet blir sendt bort på skole i ankh-mhor-pork. Han blir utdannet leiemorder før faren dør og han eiser hjem for å overta tronen. Men han har vendt seg til det komfortable livet i byen og trives ikke som farao. Dette er en vannvittig reise gjennom livet til den unge faraoen. Jeg kunne aldri forestille meg at noen kunne fylle en bok med så masse glede og humor. Man sitter og ler fra ende til annen. Samtidig er menneskene rikt og fargefullt beskrevet, med alle sine små og store særheter. Landskapet er også beskrevet i levende detalj og man kan virkelig se for seg alt som skjer. Pratchett trekker klare linjer til virkelighetens verden, noe som bare gjør det hele enda morsommere. Jeg kan virkelig anbefale denne boken til alle som liker god britisk humor.