I have a feeling all my reviews so far have been very focused on when the Discworld series starts feeling "like itself" - capturing the feeling and exploring the themes that I remember it for as a whole from when I read it as a kid.

Well, this one is no different! However, it might be the last one that mentions it, because I think this book is the one that really gets to the theme of progress that runs through almost every memory I have of the series.

Equal Rites tried it, but I felt it pulled its punches. Wyrd Sisters skirted the edges of it with the implication of a renaissance in the arts kicking off in Ankh-Morpork. But in Pyramids we have a story about a man returning to his kingdom which is literally stuck in the past, bringing new ideas, and kicking off events which leave the world transformed. It's a really exciting development on top of the usual hilarity.