{"product_id":"book-hlxt","title":"Monstrous Regiment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\"Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.\"  - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 31st entry in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling Discworld series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it. This new audiobook recording\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eis narrated by Katherine Parkinson (\u003cem\u003eThe IT Crowd\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHere We Go), \u003c\/em\u003ewith\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eGolden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (\u003cem\u003eLove Actually\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\u003c\/em\u003e) reading the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (\u003cem\u003eStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace\u003c\/em\u003e) starring as the voice of Death. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion's share of responsibility for the running of her family's humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more than two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is bad: the fighting has reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brave Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding secrets of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, \u003cem\u003eMonstrous Regiment \u003c\/em\u003eis vintage Pratchett in top form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order but \u003cem\u003eMonstrous Regiment\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49398383051056,"sku":"BDhlxt","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49398383083824,"sku":"ZEhlxt","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49398383116592,"sku":"ZMhlxt","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hlxt-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776514310","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hlxt","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}