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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 books47.2k 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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April 27, 2026
Jag ville typ kalla boken för slop, men den har idéer, fantasi och (försöker ha) humor så det känns lite orättvist att kalla den för slop. Jag behandlade den som slop i alla fall. Jag bara tryckte mig igenom den de här senaste dagarna. Ingen hänsyn till idéerna eller respekt för ”konsten”.
Nu ska jag läsa bättre grejer.
Nu ska jag läsa bättre grejer.
May 5, 2024
Inte Pratchetts bästa.
June 14, 2026
de kunde inte alla vara bangers
August 2, 2020
Teppic är en nyutbildad lönnmördare. Han är också arvinge till ett uråldrig kungarike fullt av pyramider. Han är inte särskilt entusiastisk över något av detta. Än mindre entusiastisk blir han när han tvingas ärva tronen helt plötsligt och måste vara kung istället för att utforska världen. Efter att ha varit hemifrån så länge börjar han inse; det är något konstigt med pyramider.
Det märks att detta är en av Pratchett tidigare böcker om Skivvärlden. Karaktärerna är lite vaga, handlingen lite spretigare och det är mer roliga liknelser än budskap i boken. Trots detta var den värd att läsa om. Min favoritscen är nog den när alla förfäder hjälper Teppic upp för pyramiden. En mycket gemytlig bok.
Det märks att detta är en av Pratchett tidigare böcker om Skivvärlden. Karaktärerna är lite vaga, handlingen lite spretigare och det är mer roliga liknelser än budskap i boken. Trots detta var den värd att läsa om. Min favoritscen är nog den när alla förfäder hjälper Teppic upp för pyramiden. En mycket gemytlig bok.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews