Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novel)

Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novel)
by Terry Pratchett

Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novel)
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Author: Terry Pratchett
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Import
Published: 2011-10-31
ISBN: 0552154318
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Corgi

Summary of Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novel)

A sudden burst of nationalism has swept over Polly Perks causing her to cut off her hair, don her brother?s clothes and join the local regiment so she can fight for her country. But there?s only one problem -- she has no idea who she?ll be fighting or what she is really fighting for. And why do they want her to have a rolled-up pair of socks anyway? War teaches you a lot, she finds, when it turns out that you joined -- the Monstrous Regiment.


From the Hardcover edition.
What do you get when you cross a vampire, a troll, Igor, a collection of misfits, and a young woman who shoves a pair of socks down her pants to join the army? The answer's simple. You have Monstrous Regiment, the characteristically charming novel by Terry Pratchett.

Polly becomes Private Oliver Perks, who is on a quest to find her older brother, who's recently MIA in one of the innumerable wars the tiny nation of Borogravia has a habit of starting with its neighbors. This peevish tendency has all but expended Borogravia's ranks of cannon fodder. Whether Sergeant Jackrum knows her secret or not, he can't afford to be choosy, as Perks and her/his comrades are among the last able-bodied recruits left in Borogravia. This collection of misfits includes the aforementioned vampire (reformed and off the blood, thank you), troll, and macabre Igor, who is only too happy to sew you a new leg if you aren't too particular about previous ownership. Off to war, Polly/Oliver learns that having a pair of, um, socks is a good way to open up doors in this man's army.

For those who haven't made this underrated author's acquaintance, Monstrous Regiment is as good a place to start as any. Readers will encounter Pratchett's subtle and disarming wit, his trademark footnoted asides along with a not-too-shabby tale of honor, courage, and duty in the face of absurd circumstances. --Jeremy Pugh

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