Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett
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Monstrous Regiment
A Discworld Novel

Author: Terry Pratchett

Narrator: Katherine Parkinson, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/05/2023


Synopsis

""Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.”  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)The 31st entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it. This new audiobook recording is narrated by Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd and Here We Go), with Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reading the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) starring as the voice of Death. War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion’s share of responsibility for the running of her family’s humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more than two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is bad: the fighting has reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brave Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding secrets of their own.A novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is vintage Pratchett in top form.The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Monstrous Regiment is a standalone.

About Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on April 16, 2022

One of the best Discworld books -- a fun take on sexism in the military Check out my new youtube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books seconds after I finish the book. This book will go down as one of my favorite Discworld novels, and really surprised me as I r......more

Goodreads review by Thibault on February 21, 2023

Polly is a barmaid whose brother has gone missing in action. Her country is at war and is always looking for new recruits. So she wants to join the army, to look for her brother. But the tiny country she lives in is very conservative, they will only accept male applicants. This isn’t a problem for P......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on December 10, 2019

Re-Read 12/10/19: A delightful Discworld read that dives head first into a little country's war problem. Well, it's not really a problem, per se... in fact, it's almost done. As in fini. Kaput. With them the ultimate losers. So you'd think, with all the men being dead and all, they'd be more welcoming......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on August 09, 2024

Leído en 2009. Re-lectura en 2024 Para mí de lo mejor de Mundodisco. Aunque es un volumen independiente te enamoras de ese regimiento de Polly, vampiros, trolls e Igors. Emotivo, divertido, antibelicista, con mil mensajes subliminales. Una gozada total. *********** En la re-lectura no cambio ni una coma......more