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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe



For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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    Chronic City

    Jonathan Lethem

Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novels)

by Terry Pratchett

Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novels) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

War has come to Discworld ... again.

And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers around the small, arrogantly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on its unrelenting aggressiveness. A year ago, Polly Perks's brother marched off to battle, and Polly's willing to resort to drastic measures to find him. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and — aided by a well-placed pair of socks — sets out to join this man's army. Since a nation in such dire need of cannon fodder can't afford to be too picky, Polly is eagerly welcomed into the fighting fold—along with a vampire, a troll, an Igor, a religious fanatic, and two uncommonly close "friends." It would appear that Polly "Ozzer" Perks isn't the only grunt with a secret. But duty calls, thebattlefield beckons. And now is the time for all good ... er ... "men" to come to the aid of their country.

Synopsis:

"Mate gender politics with geopolitics and you get either a PC nightmare or something very funny. Fortunately, in "Monstrous Regiment," it's the latter."--"Washington Post Book World."

About the Author

Terry Pratchett's novels have sold more than forty-five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. He lives in England.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060013165
Author:
Pratchett, Terry
Publisher:
HarperTorch
Author:
by Terry Pratchett
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy - Series
Subject:
War & Military
Subject:
Women soldiers
Subject:
Discworld (Imaginary place)
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
War stories
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Discworld Novels
Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
6.72x4.12x1.13 in. .45 lbs.

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