Raising Steam: A Discworld Novel
Mar 2014 · Discworld Book 40 · Sold by Anchor
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The international bestselling author of the hilarious Discworld series—a writer who’s been compared to Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut—introduces the first steam engine into his complex, zany fantasy world.
“Everything that makes Pratchett one of the world’s most delightful writers.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Boing Boing
Mister Simnel has produced a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all the elements—earth, air, fire, and water—and it’s soon drawing astonished crowds. To the consternation of Ankh-Morpork’s formidable Patrician, Lord Vetinari, no one is in charge of this new invention. Who better to take the lead than the man he has already appointed master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank?
Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work—unless it is dependent on words, which are not very heavy and don’t always need greasing. He does enjoy being alive, however, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs, and some very angry dwarfs if he’s going to stop it all from going off the rails.
“Everything that makes Pratchett one of the world’s most delightful writers.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Boing Boing
Mister Simnel has produced a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all the elements—earth, air, fire, and water—and it’s soon drawing astonished crowds. To the consternation of Ankh-Morpork’s formidable Patrician, Lord Vetinari, no one is in charge of this new invention. Who better to take the lead than the man he has already appointed master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank?
Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work—unless it is dependent on words, which are not very heavy and don’t always need greasing. He does enjoy being alive, however, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs, and some very angry dwarfs if he’s going to stop it all from going off the rails.
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289 reviews
Arthur Hagen
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April 28, 2014
This book seems to be a farewell of sorts. Pretty much every Discworld character except the witches make an appearance, often just a cameo. The wittiness of Pratchett of yore is gone - this is storytelling, like many of the latter books. The characters seem tired and just going through the motions. Yes, buy it to complete your DW collection, but don't expect Literature.
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Mei Lim
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July 24, 2016
Dialogue has lost much if the wit and personalisation which made other books so enjoyable. Characters are flat and almost unrecognisable. Exposition is heavy-handed and preachy. Couldn't even get through the book, let alone in one sitting as is usually the case with a Pratchett page-turner.
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Richard Kendrick
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April 6, 2014
This is Pratchett back true form. While I enjoyed snuff thoroughly, and Vimes is probably my favorite character, that novel was slightly less polished than typical for Discworld. This novel was all as it should be. And I'm thrilled that Vimes had a big role to play in what is really a Moist von Lipwig novel. Fans of Discworld rejoice.
About the author
TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the globally bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Color of Magic, was published in 1983. Raising Steam is his fortieth Discworld novel. His books have been widely adapted for stage and screen; he is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, and was awarded a knighthood for services to literature. After falling out with his keyboard, he now talks to his computer. Occasionally, these days, it answers back.
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