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The thirty-first book in an extended series, Discworld, English author Terry Pratchett’s fantasy novel Monstrous Regiment (2003) concerns the politically unstable country Borogravia which teeters on the edge of collapse due to its people’s obsession with a capricious god called Nuggan. Nuggan dictates, by divine rule, the preferences of ...
29 lug 2014 · Monstrous Regiment is one of my favorite Discworld novels, and I got a second copy for a friend. Polly wants to find/save her brother after he has gone off to fight in the Borogravian army, which is facing a large opposition from several nations, including Ankh-Morpork, But due to the backward religion/laws of her country, women cannot fight and so she must disguise herself as a boy to get ...
- Terry Pratchett
Polly and her fellow raw recruits are suddenly in the thick of a losing battle. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee. It's time to make a stand. 'You ride along on his tide of outlandish invention, realising that you are in the presence of a true original' The Times.
Company name: Monstrous Regiment. Founders: Chris Bowler, Linda Broughton, Helen Glavin, Gillian Hanna, Mary McCusker. Established: 1975. Reason: ‘…because they were unhappy with the dearth of parts for women and, in particular, challenging parts. They wanted to be able to control their own work and shape new roles on and off stage for ...
30 set 2003 · Monstrous Regiment is one of my favorite Discworld novels, and I got a second copy for a friend. Polly wants to find/save her brother after he has gone off to fight in the Borogravian army, which is facing a large opposition from several nations, including Ankh-Morpork, But due to the backward religion/laws of her country, women cannot fight and so she must disguise herself as a boy to get ...
23 set 2022 · Monstrous Regiment is very much a pro-female story, proving at every turn that girls can be just as good as boys. And, well, just as bad, too. Pratchett’s point isn’t to say the female of the species is the better of the two genders, but that, woman or man (or, if he’d written this a bit later, nonbinary individual), a human being is a ...
12 set 2020 · English. 320 pages ; 24 cm. Polly Perks disguises herself as a boy in order to join the army and go in search of her lost brother. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2020-09-12 05:05:42. Boxid. IA1927619.
