Pyramids
- ISBN-10
- 1473200148
- ISBN-13
- 9781473200142
- Series
- Pyramids
- Category
- Discworld (Imaginary place)
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-01
- Authors
- Terry Pratchett, Sir Terence David John Pratchett
Description
'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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