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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy, Religious & spiritual fiction, Humour, Parodies & spoofs
A beautiful gift-edition hardback of the classic Discworld novel, PYRAMIDS.
'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...
Praise for Pyramids: Discworld: The Gods Collection
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A sequence of unalloyed delight - Guardian
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He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has style. - Daily Telegraph
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His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction. - Mail on Sunday
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Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own. - Sunday Times
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terry Pratchett is a publishing phenomenon. Among his many prizes and citations are the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, the Carnegie Medal, the BSFA Award, eight honorary doctorates and, of course, a knighthood. In 2012, he won a BAFTA for his documentary on the subject of assisted suicide, 'Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die'. He is the author of fifty bestselling books but is best known for the globally renowned Discworld series.
The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, and the series is still going strong almost three decades later. Four Discworld novels - Hogfather, Going Postal, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic - have been adapted for television, with more to follow. His books have sold approximately 85 million copies worldwide (but who's counting?), and been translated into forty languages.
In 2007, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease. He died in 2015.
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