Raising Steam: 40th in the 'Discworld' series of books

Pratchett, Terry

ISBN 10: 0552170461 / ISBN 13: 9780552170468

Published by Random House / Transworld / Corgi, 2014

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© 2011: 40th in the 'Discworld' series of books. 1st printing of 2014 trade paperback edition:- Synopsis: It's all change for Moist von Lipwig, swindler, conman, and (naturally) head of the Royal Bank and Post Office. A steaming, clanging new invention, driven by Dick Simnel, the man with t'flat cap and t'sliding rule, is drawing astonished crowds - including a few particularly keen young men armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear - and suddenly it's a matter of national importance that the trains run on time. Moist does not enjoy hard work. His vital input at the bank and post office consists mainly of words, which are not that heavy. Or greasy. And it certainly doesn't involve rickety bridges, runaway cheeses or a fat controller with knuckledusters. What he does enjoy is being alive, which may not be a perk of running the new railway. Because, of course, some people have OBJECTIONS, and they'll go to extremes to stop locomotion in its tracks:- Review(s): "One of the most consistently funny writers around" - Ben Aaronovitch / "British fiction's most brilliant satire on contemporary life. Brilliant" - Telegraph:- (original cost £7.99).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Raising Steam: 40th in the 'Discworld' series of books
• Publisher: Random House / Transworld / Corgi
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552170461
• ISBN 13: 9780552170468
• Binding: Paperback: 7¾" x 5"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Paul Kidby
• Edition: 2014 Edition
• Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

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Synopsis

Raising Steam

About the Author

TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. Raising Steam is his fortieth Discworld novel. His books have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being 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.