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Pyramids
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 30 March 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Comic (humorous) fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Satirical fiction and parodies
- Rating
- 4.2 (6 reviews)
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
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 read 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
©1989 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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'Like Dickens, much of Pratchett's appeal lies in his humanism, both in a sentimental regard for his characters' good fortune, and in that his writing is generous-spirited and inclusive'
Guardian
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'As funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh'
Independent
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'Imagine a collision between Jonathan Swift at his most scatologically-minded and J.R.R. Tolkien on speed'
Daily Telegraph
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'The best kind of parody - funny and smart and still a good story'
Mail on Sunday
User Reviews
Book 4.2
Narration 4.5
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4.0 5.0
Read this many years ago. Nice to revisit
ring01 2026-04-04 -
5.0 3.0
I’ve read this book before (ie the paper copy) and love it. It’s funny and a good story. I was inspired to revisit it while visiting some impressive burial mounds and this story was this first thing that came to mind. The narration is not to my taste. The main narrator hams it up way too much. The descriptive passages have too many pauses and the conspiratorial tone would be better dialed back several notches. Also the voices are too much and don’t match the text: e.g ‘a [quavery passage of dialogue] said [character name], levelly’
Addy 2025-10-29 -
3.0 4.0
In the end disappointing. Lots of ideas all over the place almost gave up on it a number of times. 😢😢😢😢😢
Johnboy 2025-06-08 -
4.0 5.0
Narration very good
Barrie 2024-01-25
Details
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Narrator
- Alfred Enoch, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
- Duration
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 March 2023
- ISBN
- 9781473588295
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Comic (humorous) fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Satirical fiction and parodies
- Rating
- 4.2(6 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(6 reviews)
Synopsis
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; 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 read 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©1989 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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