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Discworld #7
Pyramids
Being trained by the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not fit Teppic for the task assigned to him by fate. He inherited the throne of the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi rather earlier than he expected (his father wasn’t too happy about it either), but that was only the beginning of his problems...
341 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
About the author
Terry Pratchett
697 books47.4k followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983–2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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July 20, 2021
elu on õpetanud, et Kettamaailma raamatud, kus ühtegi nõida ei ole, ei ole... nii head, kui need nõidadega. samas ei tea ju lugema hakates kunagi ette, kas vanaema Weatherwax või Nanny Ogg ilmub kuskilt kasvõi korrakski välja.
kuigi ma vist olen seda püramiidilugu kunagi ikkagi enne ka lugenud, sest olin üsna kindel, et see on nõiavaba, ja oligi. muidu oli okei, natuke salamõrtsukaid ja siis hulk täitsa sümpaatseid egiptlasi, keda Kettamaailmas muidugi kuuidagi teisiti kutsutakse, aga sama värk. üldse on Pratchetti puhul see tore asi, et enamus tegelasi osutub lähemal uurimisel pigem sümpaatseteks. kõik need surnud vaaraod siin kasvõi.
kokku oli ikkagi võrdlemisi keskpärane, jään mõneks ajaks nüüd jälle nõidade juurde.
kuigi ma vist olen seda püramiidilugu kunagi ikkagi enne ka lugenud, sest olin üsna kindel, et see on nõiavaba, ja oligi. muidu oli okei, natuke salamõrtsukaid ja siis hulk täitsa sümpaatseid egiptlasi, keda Kettamaailmas muidugi kuuidagi teisiti kutsutakse, aga sama värk. üldse on Pratchetti puhul see tore asi, et enamus tegelasi osutub lähemal uurimisel pigem sümpaatseteks. kõik need surnud vaaraod siin kasvõi.
kokku oli ikkagi võrdlemisi keskpärane, jään mõneks ajaks nüüd jälle nõidade juurde.
February 5, 2021
See oli sama naljakas nagu kujutluspilt sellest, kuidas mu poeg väljub - ilmselt akna kaudu -Tehnikaülikooli ühikast, üritades kanda või hellalt järel vedada 3 meetri pikkust polümeeri aatomi mudelit!
July 24, 2015
Ja päike roomas vaevaliselt üle taeva.
Paljud inimesed on murdnud pead, miks. Mõned arvavad, et seda lükkab hiiglaslik sõnnikumardikas. Tehniline pool jääb sel seletusel aga mõnevõrra nõrgaks ning lisamiinuses on see, et - nagu teatavatel asjaoludel võib selguda - võib mardika-teooria ka tõeseks osutuda.
Päike jõudis loojakuni, ilma et temaga midagi eriti ebameeldivat oleks juhtunud, ja tema kustuvad kiired juhtusid sisse paistma ühest aknast Ankh-Morporki linnas ja helkima tagasi ühelt peeglilt.
Tema naeratus polnud kuigi meeldiv: see oli hapu ja kuiv naeratus, millest kogu soojus on ammu välja aurutatud; tavaliselt naeratavad inimesed niimoodi siis, kui nad on kaks aastat surnult kuumava kõrbepäikese all lebanud.
Paljud inimesed on murdnud pead, miks. Mõned arvavad, et seda lükkab hiiglaslik sõnnikumardikas. Tehniline pool jääb sel seletusel aga mõnevõrra nõrgaks ning lisamiinuses on see, et - nagu teatavatel asjaoludel võib selguda - võib mardika-teooria ka tõeseks osutuda.
Päike jõudis loojakuni, ilma et temaga midagi eriti ebameeldivat oleks juhtunud, ja tema kustuvad kiired juhtusid sisse paistma ühest aknast Ankh-Morporki linnas ja helkima tagasi ühelt peeglilt.
Tema naeratus polnud kuigi meeldiv: see oli hapu ja kuiv naeratus, millest kogu soojus on ammu välja aurutatud; tavaliselt naeratavad inimesed niimoodi siis, kui nad on kaks aastat surnult kuumava kõrbepäikese all lebanud.
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