The release date for the English version of 'Monstrous Regiment' by
Terry Pratchett is Sep 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In search of her brother Paul, Polly Perks enlists in the Discworld army. With the help of strategically placed socks, "Ozzer" chops off her blonde braids, adopts masculine clothing, belches, scratches, and perfects manly behaviors. She is accepted together with a vampire, troll, zombie, religious zealot, and two close "friends" by the fabled and apparently eternal Sergeant Jackrum. Maybe a woman would be the best guy for the job.