Pyramids
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...
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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.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780061020650 (0061020656)
Publish date: July 31st 2001
Publisher: HarperTorch
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Humor,
Funny,
Comedy,
Science Fiction,
High Fantasy,
European Literature,
British Literature
Series: Discworld (#7)
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