Pyramids by Terry Pratchett is a hilarious satire about ancient Egyptian
mythology with some Greek satire thrown in as well. Young Teppic, the
heir to the Djelibeybi desert kingdom, is sent off to be educated as an
assassin because it is one of the professions that provide the most all
round education. Shortly after he graduates his father dies and he goes
home to take his place as the new king. Wanting to be a dutiful son he
decides to build a pyramid for his father that is twice as big as any
previously built. The pyramids tend to generate weird quantum energy and
the sheer size of the new pyramid being constructed starts to do some
strange things to time and space. This book made me laugh a lot and as
always I really enjoyed the humorous footnotes.
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