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“The best kind of parody – funny and smart and still a good story.”—Mail on SundayThe syllabus at the Assassins’ Guild didn’t cover running a desert kingdom . . . and a newly deified teenage pharaoh is about to find out just what it means to be a god in this hilarious Discworld novel from beloved New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett.Young Prince Teppic, heir to the throne of Djelibeybi, needs some schoolin...

Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Pyramids is narrated by Alfred Enoch, known for playing Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter film series, and Wes Gibbins in How To Get Away With Murder. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean...

Assis sur un bloc de pierre, le fantôme du pharaon regardait les deux embaumeurs s’affairer sur sa dépouille. Tout compte fait, on a du mal à se réjouir du spectacle de deux artisans plongés jusqu’aux coudes dans ses entrailles. Quant aux blagues de circonstance...« Maître Aneth, dit le nouvel apprenti, ce boulot, ça remue les tripes mais qu’est-ce qu’on se boyaute ! » Car Teppicymon XXVII est mort et son fils va lui succéder. Pas facile d’hériter du trône quand on est encore un ado...

‘Ben jij dan de zoon van een god?’ fluisterde Artuur.‘Dat hoort bij koning zijn, waar ik vandaan kom,’ zei Peppink gauw. ‘Mijn vader hoeft er niet veel voor te doen. De priesters doen het eigenlijke regeren. Hij zorgt alleen dat de rivier elk jaar overstroomt, snap je, en hij dekt de Grote Koe van de Hemelboog.’‘De Grote —’‘Mijn moeder,’ verduidelijkte Peppink. ‘Erg gênant allemaal, hoor.’Zijn opleiding bij het Moordenaarsgilde maakt Peppink niet bepaald geschik...

Moist von Lipwig was a con artist, a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet.It was a tough decision.With the help of a golem who has been at the bottom of hole in the ground for over two hundred years, a pin fanatic and Junior Postman Groat, he's got to see that the mail gets through. In taking on the evil chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company, and a midnight killer, he's also got to stay ali...

In a world whose seasons are defined by Christmas sales and Spring Fashions, hundreds of tiny nomes live in the corners and crannies of a human-run department store. They have made their homes beneath the floorboards for generations and no longer remember—or even believe in—life beyond the Store walls.Until the day a small band of nomes arrives at the Store from the Outside. Led by a young nome named Masklin, the Outsiders carry a mysterious black box (called the Thing), and they d...

The New York Times bestselling author of the Discworld series delivers "fantasy with comedic flair" in his debut novel and first children's book ( VOYA).In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet . . .That's the old story everyone knows and loves. But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples, and there's a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruc...

New York Times Bestseller * Locus Award winnerThreatened with an insidious invasion from Fairyland, Tiffany Aching must bring together every witch—and the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men—in the final Discworld novel by fantasy grandmaster Sir Terry Pratchett.“A writer of monumental talent.” —Rick RiordanA SHIVERING OF WORLDSDeep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can se...

A critical deep-drive into conceptions of power and society in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, this book brings together experts in fantasy literature, political sciences, economics, philosophy, history, and journalism to consider the intricate social tapestry of one of the most intricate worlds in modern fantasy. Surveying the Discworld's institutionalised power structures from government and police to civil services, banks and societies, it explores ideas su...

New York Times Bestseller!This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett, creator of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series, features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.Including more than one hundred black-and-white illustrations, the appealingly designed book celebrates Pratchett’s inimitable wordplay and irre...

A gorgeously designed full-color visual biography and art book that brings Terry Pratchett’s universally beloved Discworld to life as never before and pays tribute to an enduring creative collaboration.“It's still magic, even if you know how it's done.” –Sir Terry PratchettDesigning Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is a celebration of Discworld art and a brilliant homage to the decades-long collaboration between artist Paul Kidby and Sir Terry Pratchett...

A brilliant fully illustrated biography that brings Terry Pratchett’s universally beloved Discworld to life as never before and pays tribute to an enduring creative collaboration.“It's still magic, even if you know how it's done.” –Sir Terry PratchettDesigning Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is a celebration of Discworld art and a brilliant homage to the decades-long collaboration between artist Paul Kidby and Sir Terry Pratchett that takes readers beh...