Going Postal

A Discworld Novel

“Pratchett’s books are almost always better than they have to be, and Going Postal is no exception, full of nimble wordplay, devious plotting and outrageous situations, but always grounded in an astute understanding of human nature.”—San Francisco Chronicle

A splendid send-up of government bureaucracy, corruption, the postal system, and everything in between in this ingenious entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld series.

By all rights, Arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig should be meeting his maker at the end of a noose. Instead, Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork, has made him the city’s Postmaster General. Death may be preferable to fixing the Postal Service—a creaky, outdated institution beset by eccentric employees, mountains of old, undelivered mail Moist swears is talking to him, and a dangerous secret order. To restore the postal service to its former glory, Moist accepts the help of the tough talking and very attractive activist Adora Belle Dearheart.

But to succeed, Moist must overcome two formidable foes—new technology and the greedy chairman of a communication monopoly who will stop at nothing to delay Ankh-Morpork’s post for good . . .

The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Going Postal is the first book in the Moist von Lipwig series. The series, in order, includes:

Going Postal

Making Money

Raising Steam

Fabulous production!

Prachett at his best and an excellent narration team to present it. I highly recommend this book.

This is hilarious, with excellent narration.

This might be my new favorite Pratchett. It's both humorous and touching. And clever. Did I mention clever?

height of his powers

I've loved this book for years. I think it is the height of his story-telling powers. The book has a great story. The psychology of the characters is presented and contributed to the story. The performance is great.

Making the post interesting

I found myself continuously fascinated by the subtle lessons about economies of scale, currency, market forces, and corporate espionage that Pratchett includes in the story. Long gone are the days of Octarine fire and invisible dragons. Those have been replaced with grounded fiction somewhere between historical and fantasy. Pratchett's clever style and quick wit remain constant though.

I like them 1/2 way through lol lol

This is the third disk world book I read . They seem to be convoluted in the beginning then grow into a great story. I’ll do another lol