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Pyramids

Discworld, Book 7

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Pyramids

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Alfred Enoch, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

The 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; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'"LOOK AFTER THE DEAD," SAID THE PRIESTS, "AND THE DEAD WOULD LOOK AFTER YOU."'

Young Prince Teppic is sent far away from his desert homeland to the city of Ankh-Morpork for the best education money can buy. Which just so happens to be at the Assassins' Guild.

But 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.

It isn't easy, being a teenage pharaoh. As tradition dictates, the new king must build a monumental pyramid to honour his dead father. But this one might just bankrupt the kingdom, and warp the very fabric of time and space itself...

The Discworld novels can be listened to in any order but Pyramids is a standalone.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

'Pratchett remains a consistently clever, charming and funny voice' - Independent

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Critic reviews

"The best kind of parody - funny and smart and still a good story." (Mail on Sunday)

Captivating Plot • Humorous Writing • Exceptional Narration • Unique Concept • Creative Worldbuilding • Playful Delivery
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Charming story and interesting characters. A bit of tension, too. Overall good. One character repeated his lines way to much, but while I could see it was necessary, it was quite annoying.

Good world building

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wonderful as usual Terry Pratchett can always be relied on. enjoyed Bill Nighy's brief contributions

wonderful

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I can always tell who's talking, and whether it's an internal voice or not. He's not such a total wizard as, say, Sir Derek Jacobi, but very few are. His voice is so pleasant in every character that, after hearing it through a few times, I've added this book to the short list of books to listen to while drifting off to sleep. (Alongside books read by Sir Derek Jacobi.)

Warm & wonderful voice to a hugely entertaining story

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Enoch is one of the better voice actors in the re-recordings - he reads the narration playfully, like he's actually enjoying the wordplay of Ptrachett's work. He also has quite consistent voices for the different characters, and each voice really shows off the characters' personalities.

His Dios in particular is a very interesting take on the character. The way Enoch voices him makes him an ambiguous moral character and a tragic figure throughout the book, without the clear evil of a Vorbis.

Charioteer of the Wagon of the Book, Steersman of the Barque of the Book, Guardian of the Secret Story, Lord of...

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It’s been forever since I read/listened to pyramids and the new production is just as good as all the other new versions in this series. Narrator adds so much to the already great story.

A fresh take on a classic

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Pyramids is a break from the stories of Rincewind or the witches, and a great deviation from what feels like the standard setting for the Discworld. The ancient Egypt theme is nice change of pace from the huge city and the Ramtops, where it seems like all the other books have taken place more or less. The plot is unique and intriguing as with the majority of the Discworld books. The characters are fun and interesting and having a dead characters seems to be a growing theme, especially kings. It begs the question though if the future books will continue this trend of settling into some specific plot trends. With the renowned success of the whole series though, I doubt it and look forward with renewed vigor for the next installment.

An Average Man's Thoughts

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Pyramids has always been one of my favorite Discworld books, but Alfred Enoch's narration takes it to an incredible new level. Every character has its own unique voice. Every passage and page is read with wit, emotion and the wonder that reflects Pratchett's work. I hope everyone enjoys this audio book as much as I did.

Great Book; Fantastic Reading

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I haven't read this one in a while, so I was excited to see the new edition come out, and it was not a disappointment. Absolutely delightful rendered, and I would welcome Alfred Enoch to any Pratchett book.

Amazing.

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I have always loved this story. This new recording of it is fantastic. I live Bill N. as the footnoi. Amazing!

Amazing

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I recently got the original audio reading of this book and this one does such a better job. I would agree this book isn't as fun or captivating as some of the others in the series but it's still worth getting.
I'm looking forward to all the series coming out with the new format and can't wait to get them all.

The greatest mathematician on the Disk

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