The camel, You Bastard, is worth the price of admission in this Discworld novel. I loved that Pratchett conceived of his camels being the mathematical geniuses of that world. Apparently, with no fingers to hold back their counting and great boredom on long desert treks, there was time and incentive to develop mathematical expertise.
Add to that the details that fascinate us all about Ancient Egypt. We all picture pyramids, hieroglyphics, gods, priests, and the Pharaoh, and Pratchett provides them all, but from his own hilarious perspective. He manages to comment on the need to keep up with societal changes and how new politicians can get weighed down under the trappings of tradition, handicapping their attempts to modernize.
I already have the next Discworld book in hand, ready for another romp.
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