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Pyramids - Softcover

Book 7 of 41: Discworld

Pratchett, Terry

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Synopsis

'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...

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From the Back Cover

It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed to do. After all, he's been trained at Ankh-Morpork's famed assassins' school, across the sea from the Kingdom of the Sun.First, there's the monumental task of building a suitable resting place for Dad -- a pyramid to end all pyramids. Then there are the myriad administrative duties, such as dealing with mad priests, sacred crocodiles, and marching mummies. And to top it all off, the adolescent pharaoh discovers deceit, betrayal -- not to mention aheadstrong handmaiden -- at the heart of his realm.

From the Inside Flap

No. 7 in the Discworld opus: Teppic, a student assassin on Ankh-Morpork, must return home to claim the throne of Djelibaybi on his father's death. But High Priest, Dios, is running the show and manipulates Teppic into constructing a pyramid for his father. And the magic just keeps building up.

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