Pyramids
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (abridged); Nigel Planer (unabridged); TBC (new) |
| Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 7 |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1989-06-15 |
| Preceded by | Wyrd Sisters |
| Followed by | Guards! Guards! |
Blurb
‘Look after the dead’, said the priests, ‘and the dead will look after you.’
Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Pteppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected. It’s hard to fulfil your obligations to the ancestors with a depleted treasury that is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father.
He’d had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassins’ Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen…
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-13 | The Turtle Moves | Unknown | N/A |
| 2015-11-08 | Radio Morpork | “An Assassin's Creed” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2018-03-08 | Pratchat | “Ten Points to Viper House” | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2019-05-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Pyramids” | aalgar.com |
| 2019-08-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Pyramids” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2019-12-08 | Desert Island Discworld | “Alan Trotter and Pyramids” | desertislanddiscworld.com |
| 2020-06-07 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Not For Internal Use” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-06-14 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “That Won't Keep My Pyramids Flaring” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-06-21 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Allegory, And This Time I Mean It” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-06-24 | The Compleat Discography | TCD 08 | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2020-09-18 | Who Watches the Watch | “Snake House” (1/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2020-09-26 | Who Watches the Watch | “Wet Arse Pyramids” (2/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2020-10-03 | Who Watches the Watch | “History is Just Father Issues” (3/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-07-26 | Disc Coverers | “Pyramids” | anchor.fm |
| 2021-09-26 | Stuck on Arrakis | “Discworld Book Seven” | buzzsprout.com |
| 2021-10-13 | The Disc-Course | “Dad I'd Like to Pity” (1/6) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-10-27 | The Disc-Course | “Spend Less on Pyramids” (2/6) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-11-10 | The Disc-Course | “Fine Counterweight Continent” (3/6) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-11-24 | The Disc-Course | “Introducing Topics of Amusing Discourse” (4/6) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-12-08 | The Disc-Course | “The Kingdom Owners’ Association” (5/6) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-12-22 | The Disc-Course | “Afterlife of the Author” (6/6) | shows.acast.com |
| 2021-12-08 | Nanny Ogg's Book Club | “Pyramids” | fireside.fm |
| 2023-01-03 | Beyond the Bindings | “Pyramids - Discworld 7” | buzzsprout.com |
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-18 | The Pratchett Podcast | TPP 14[1] | thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[2] |
| 2021-08-05 | Fiction Fans | "Smuggler's Fortune & Pyramids" | fictionfanspodcast.com |
Adaptations
To be added: audiobooks.