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Pyramids
- Discworld, Book 7
- Narrated by: Nigel Planer
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
And then you've got to deal with all these assassins, sphinxes, huge wooden horses, mad high priests, philosophers, sacred crocodiles, gods, marching mummies, jobbing pyramid builders and Hat, the Vulture-Headed God of Unexpected Guests.
And all you really wanted was the chance to do something for young people and the inner cities.
Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.
Critic reviews
"There's no end to the wacky wonders...No fantasy is as consistently, inventively mad...wild and wonderful." (Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine)
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- K Wright
- 22-11-19
Spoilt by mispronounced names
Brilliant book completely mangled by Nigel Planer’s mispronunciation of major characters’ names such as Ptraci & Ptaclusp (the Ps should be silent giving us Tracy & Tactless) thereby missing some of the best jokes/humour. Please re-record with Stephen Briggs, I can hardly bear to listen!
14 people found this helpful
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- seahorse
- 14-02-15
Addict
Would you listen to Pyramids again? Why?
I have, many times. I am a devotee to DiscWorld and of course Terry Pratchett
What other book might you compare Pyramids to, and why?
Any DiscWorld novel.
What does Nigel Planer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He creates apt voices for each character.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I enjoy taking time unwrapping gifts and surprises, and use the same strategy for enjoying every facet of a great story.
Any additional comments?
I have read and re-read / and re-listened to, Terry Pratchett's novels, always finding something that I hadn't noticed and enjoyed before. Particularly I enjoy his underlying political commentary, that just seems to hit the nail on the head.
9 people found this helpful
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- Nina
- 19-01-17
I 'sphinx' this is great! A five star listen.
What a wonderful listen! 'Pyramids' introduces you to the Kingdom Djelibeybi that will never make you look at Egyptian ancient history and the camels in the same way again.
I honestly believe that Sir Terry Prachett must have laughed out loud while writing this book.
It's rib-tickling, colourful and adventurous. Pteppic - a young Pharo is a great new addition to the Discworld cast, along with many other heroes and villains, but I shall say no more least I spoil the story.
Whether you're new to Discworld or are looking for a next book in the series this is 'a must read'. It's a great stand alone book.
Nigel Planner does a beautiful job and is a man of more than one voice. It was hard to put it away and could easily listen to it again.
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- kay
- 03-10-13
An early Discworld Novel
I remember reading this as a late teen, it was my first introduction to Discworld and from then on I was totally hooked, Nigel Planer is an excellent choice as narrator, he captures the characters perfectly. Pyramids is such a joy to listen to, this one particularly because it transported me back to my youth. This is a must for any Discworld 'beginner'.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-09-15
"Going Forth is Easy..."
The narration was excellent as always.
The story humorous and yet thought provoking, but don't let that put you off... You can still listen to it is you just want something you can listen to with out thinking. 😊
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- Liam
- 11-08-15
Brilliant book...
Another fantastic Pratchett novel narrated beautifully by Nigel Planar, if you're a fan of the Discworld you owe it to yourself to check this one out.
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- Simon
- 05-05-15
Great Pratchett
Wonderfully sophisticated narrative with all Pratchett's humour. Well read. And Neil from Young Ones blessedly only appears once. Odd changes in resonance as recorded in different venues/studios...
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- Johannes
- 13-04-13
Great stand-alone
As much a part of the Discworld series that this is, it's great as a stand-alone book to start off with if you want an introduction to Terry Pratchett's very own style of comedy. The story itself is wonderful, full of quirky characters, epic mysteries, ancient civilisations and camels.
While I prefer Stephen Briggs as narrator for Terry Pratchett's books, Nigel Planer does a good job of portraying different characters, subtly changing dialects. The quality of the recording is sadly a bit lacking with a flat sound that sometimes inexplicably slows down for entire chapters.
3 people found this helpful
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- S. J. Veal
- 26-06-15
Pratchett meh
Not one of the best pratchetts, struggled to follow the story or what it was all about, probably as it wasn't particularly interesting and I couldn't relate to the characters particularly, unlike the characters in mort or the wisard wisp-wind which I was interested to find out how there adventures progressed. I returned once completed and went on to the next one which I am told is more highly regarded. I intend to work through the entire series and see what everyone is on about (7 down and dozens more to go)... Enjoying the series generally...
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-15
Always entertsining
I've read this book many times. I still laugh even though I can see the jokes coming.
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- Stephen Pick
- 24-03-15
Audio is variable
This is a great book well read, but beware the audio quality is all over the place. I know it's a 'vintage recording' but that doesn't excuse a good chunk of it being (ironically given the subject of the book) recorded at the wrong speed. Planer sounds drunkenly slow at times and speeds up again just as you've acclimatised to it. I've no doubt it was like this in the original release, and it's become no less disappointing since then considering how trivial it'd be to fix.
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- milla
- 09-04-13
Another Great Pratchett in Need of Clean-Up
Where does Pyramids rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Above average in terms of performance. Fantastic in terms of story, and below average in terms of audio quality.
What other book might you compare Pyramids to and why?
Along the lines of Moving Pictures, also by Pratchett.
Which character – as performed by Nigel Planer – was your favorite?
You Bastard, the Discworld's foremost mathematician.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laugh and cringe. Funny book, and absorbing, but the audio quality, like most of the early recordings of Pratchett's books, sounds as thought it was transferred from audio tape.
Any additional comments?
One of Planer's better recitals, but needs an audio clean-up. Worth getting though!
2 people found this helpful
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- Jason Larkin
- 29-03-23
First Discworld book
Absurd fantasy they say. It works really well and I think its because the author sticks to what he says and says nothing that doesnt have a bit of logic to it. That plus he plays on some fun thoughts about science and math like what happens when spacetime is rotated by 90 degrees, haha. Memory and immortality, wonder if he came up with that one? Its nearly a trope now, isnt it? Fun book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-03-23
Disappointing
This is well written, but it's just not a great story. Disappointed that the main performer played the voice of death. He sounded more like a goul than the distinct voice of death that I have come to enjoy and expect from the first several books.
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- Phil F.
- 12-03-23
I like it
I like it but don’t love it. It isr from bad but not great. The performance is great.
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- Stig
- 05-03-23
Another winner
My only comments were that after reading/listening to the prior Discworld novels it took me longer to get hooked than in the aforementioned. However, by halfway I was just as engaged and enthusiastic to continue the story. The almost identical comment goes for the audio production.
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- Audrey G
- 05-03-23
Great quips but
A marvelous storyline with all the usual Terry Pratchett genius dialogue. However, I wasn’t super keen about the narration. Some of the voices were so poor as to be hard to listen to, for me anyways. Others mileage may vary.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-02-23
i just cannot say anything wrong about it...
loved it, like any other Terry Pratchett book it is just masterpiece full of jokes and fun.
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- Saltyboi
- 31-12-22
Excellent Narration Fun Story
I enjoyed the character’s portrayed by Nigel Planer especially, he does the whole thing from what I can tell but its east to distinguish who is talking. The story is fun and I could easily listen to it again. Love Terry Pratchett’s works.
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- Liquid
- 17-12-22
nice listen
I wish he did a bit more with his guild training for the main character.