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Pyramids (Discworld) - Definition and Overview

Terry Pratchett
The Discworld series

7th novel – 1st individual story
Outline
Characters: Teppic
Locations: Djelibeybi
Assassins Guild
Ankh-Morpork
Motifs: School stories
Ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology
Quantum physics
Publication details
Year of release: 1989
Original publisher:
Hardback ISBN:
Paperback ISBN: ISBN 0552134619
Other details
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Notes: The first story where the main characters do not appear in later novels

Pyramids is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1989, it is the seventh Discworld novel.

Contents

Plot synopsis

The main character of Pyramids is Teppic, prince of the tiny kingdom of Djelibeybi (a pun on Jelly baby, a confection common in the United Kingdom). Young Teppic has been in training at the Assassins Guild in Ankh-Morpork for several years. The day after passing his final exam he realizes his father has died and he must return home. Being the first Djelibeybian king raised outside the kingdom leads to some interesting problems.

Djelibeybi is the Discworld counterpart to Ancient Egypt.

Furthering the series

Characters introduced

  • You Bastard – a camel and the Discworld's greatest mathematician

Pyramids translations

  • Пирамиди (Bulgarian)
  • Pyramidy (Czech)
  • Pyramides (Dutch)
  • Pyramidit (Finnish)
  • Pyramides (French)
  • Pyramiden (German)
  • Piramisok (Hungarian)
  • Maledette Piramidi (Italian)
  • Pyramidene (Norwegian)
  • Piramidy (Polish)
  • Пирамиды (Russian)
  • Piramide (Serbian)
  • PirĂ³mides (Spanish)
  • Pyramidfeber (Swedish)

External links


Terry Pratchett's Discworld

The Colour of Magic - The Light Fantastic - Equal Rites - Mort - Sourcery - Wyrd Sisters - Pyramids - Guards! Guards! - Eric - Moving Pictures - Reaper Man - Witches Abroad - Small Gods - Lords and Ladies - Men at Arms - Soul Music - Interesting Times - Maskerade - Feet of Clay - Hogfather - Jingo - The Last Continent - Carpe Jugulum - The Fifth Elephant - The Truth - Thief of Time - The Last Hero - Night Watch - Monstrous Regiment - Going Postal

Young Adult Novels:

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents - Wee Free Men - A Hat Full of Sky

The Discworld
Characters:

Albert - Angua - Carrot Ironfoundersson - Cohen the Barbarian - Fred Colon - Death - Detritus - C.M.O.T. Dibbler - Gaspode - Greebo - Igor - Bloody Stupid Johnson - Leonard of Quirm - The Librarian - Lu-Tze - The Luggage - Mort - Susan Sto Helit - Havelock Vetinari - Discworld gods - Other characters

Locations:

Ankh-Morpork - Agatean Empire - Death's Domain - Dungeon Dimensions - Lancre - Muntab - Quirm - Unseen University

Other:

Anorankh - Band with Rocks In - Calendar - City Watch - Clacks - Magic - Minor Discworld concepts

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