Going Postal : (Discworld Novel 33)

A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the Industrial Revolution series, part of the Discworld novels. One of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention The Times ‘If you only read one Terry Pratchett book, read this one. You WILL be hooked’ 5-star reader review Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you. Imprisoned in Ankh-Morpork, con artist Moist von Lipwig is offered a choice: to be executed or to accept a job as the citys Postmaster General. Its a tough decision, but hes already survived one hanging and isnt in the mood to try it again. The Post Office is down on its luck: beset by mountains of undelivered mail, eccentric employees, and a dangerous secret order. To save his skin, Moist will need to restore the postal service to its former glory, with the help of tough talking activist Adora Belle Dearheart. Who happens to be very attractive, in an entire womanful of anger kind of way. But theres new technology to compete against and an evil chairman who will stop at nothing to delay Ankh-Morporks post for good . . . Going Postal is the first book in the Industrial Revolution series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. Praise for the Discworld series: [Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction Mail on Sunday ‘Pratchett is a master storyteller’ Guardian One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest George R.R. Martin One of those rare writers who appeals to everyone’ Daily Express ‘One of the most consistently funny writers around’ Ben Aaronovitch ‘Masterful and brilliant’ Fantasy & Science Fiction ‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable The Times ‘The best humorous English author since P.G. Wode