Monstrous Regiment

Discworld, #31

Mass Market Paperback, 389 pages

English language

Published Sept. 17, 2004 by HarperTorch.

ISBN:
978-0-06-001316-5
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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 joing 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, the battlefield beckons. And now is the time for all good . . . er . …

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reviewed Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31)

super enjoyable

this was was really nice. it feels like a counterpart of sorts to Equal Rites, but with everything Pratchett learned in the intervening 25 or so novels put to good use. didn't feel as preachy as some of the previous novels, but still had that biting social commentary Pratchett's so famous for. this was a re-read for me, and one of those cases where i remembered a lot about the book even though i hadn't read it in like 15 years, but it was still enjoyable, so it must be good. (^_^)

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  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy - Series
  • War & Military
  • Fiction / Fantasy / General
  • Fantasy - General