Monstrous Regiment

(Discworld Novel 31)

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone <i>Discworld</i> novel.</b></p><p>'You ride along on his tide of outlandish invention, realising that you are<b> in the presence of a true original' </b><i>The Times </i></p><p>'Another marvellous tale by the<b> king of fantasy' </b>5-star reader review</p><p><i>'That's the trouble about the good guys and the bad guys! They're all guys!'</i></p><p><b>In the small yet aggressive country of Borogravia, there are strict rules citizens must follow. </b></p><p>For a start, women belong in the kitchen - not in jobs, pubs, or indeed trousers. And certainly not on the front line.</p><p>Polly Perks has to become a boy in a hurry if she wants to find her missing brother in the army. Cutting off her hair and wearing the trousers is easy. Going to war however, is not.</p><p>Polly and her fellow raw recruits are suddenly in the thick of a losing battle. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee.</p><p><b>It's time to make a stand.</b></p><p><i>The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but </i>Monstrous Regiment <i>is a standalone.</i></p><p>Praise for the <i>Discworld</i> series:</p><p>'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series <b>one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'</b> <i>Mail on Sunday</i></p><p>'Pratchett is <b>a master storyteller</b>' <i>Guardian</i></p><p><b>'One of our greatest fantasists, </b>and beyond a doubt<b> the funniest' </b>George R.R. Martin</p><p>'One of those rare writers who<b> appeals to everyone</b>' <i>Daily Express</i></p><p><b>'One of the most consistently funny writers </b>around' Ben Aaronovitch</p><p>'<b>Masterful and brilliant</b>' <i>Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction</i></p><p>'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he <b>is a satirist of enormous talent</b> ... <b>incredibly funny</b> ... <b>compulsive

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780552167673

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

199 x 128 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publishers Ltd