Monstrous Regiment (Hardcover)

War rages onwith one unconventional soldierin Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld series War has come to Discworld . . . again. And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centres 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 is willing to resort to drastic measures to find him. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, andaided by a well-placed pair of sockssets out to join the army. Since a nation in such dire need of cannon fodder cannot 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 . . . men, to come to the aid of their country. Hardcover. English. Doubleday. 2003. ISBN: 9780385603409. 329 pp. Good with dw Book No: 64866