{"product_id":"pyramids-terry-pratchett","title":"Pyramids (Terry Pratchett)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, a standalone \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett remains a\u003cb\u003e consistently clever, charming \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e funny \u003c\/b\u003evoice' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of my \u003cb\u003efavourite\u003c\/b\u003e Discworld books' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\"Look after the dead,\" said the priests, \"and the dead would look after you.\"'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung Prince Teppic is sent far away from his desert homeland to the city of Ankh-Morpork for the best education money can buy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhich just so happens to be at the Assassins' Guild.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt isn't easy, being a teenage pharaoh. As tradition dictates, the new king must build a monumental pyramid to honour his dead father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut this one might just bankrupt the kingdom, and warp the very fabric of time and space itself . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003c\/i\u003ePyramids\u003ci\u003e is a standalone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Discworld is] \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Magic, \u003c\/i\u003ewas 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\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e www.terrypratchettbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 384 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65797777949021,"sku":"K096273112","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9627311200001A.jpg?v=1788422904","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/pyramids-terry-pratchett","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}