Not every Discworld adventure takes place in Ankh-Morpork, and the Ancient Civilisations books take us somewhere considerably older, hotter and more inclined to build enormous monuments. They explore the distant lands of the Disc, where traditions are taken seriously, gods have surprisingly complicated personalities and history has a habit of refusing to stay buried. Pyramids, prophecy, assassins and ancient kingdoms all get their turn, with Pratchett cheerfully pointing out that civilisation has always been a slightly ridiculous business. These stories are broader standalone adventures rather than a single continuing storyline, but they share the Discworld’s talent for making history, mythology and human folly thoroughly entertaining.
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