Raising Steam

(Discworld novel 40)

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the third book in the <i>Industrial Revolution</i> series, part of the <i>Discworld</i> novels.</b><br><br>'<b>One of the most consistently funny writers around'</b> Ben Aaronovitch, <i>The Guardian</i><br><br>'Truly <b>a classic</b> novel from <b>the master of meaningful comic fantasy'</b> 5-star reader review<br><br><i>'The world lives between those who say it cannot be done and those who say that it can . . . it's just a matter of thinking creatively.'</i><br><br><b>Moist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. </b><br><br>As head of the Royal Bank and Post Office of Ankh-Morpork, he doesn't really want or need another job. But when the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, gives you a task, you do it or suffer the consequences. In Moist's case, death.<br><br>A brand-new invention has come to the city: a steam locomotive named Iron Girder, to be precise. With the railway's introduction and rapid expansion, Vetinari enlists Moist to represent the government and keep things on track.<br><br><b>But as with all new technology, some people have <i>objections</i>, and Moist will have to use every trick in his arsenal to keep the trains running . . .</b><br><br>Raising Steam<i> is the third and final book in the Industrial Revolution</i> <i>series, but the Discworld novels can be read in any order.</i><br><br>Praise for the <i>Discworld</i> series:<br><br>'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series <b>one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'</b> <i>Mail on Sunday</i><br><br>'Pratchett is <b>a master storyteller</b>' <i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>'One of our greatest fantasists, </b>and beyond a doubt<b> the funniest' </b>George R.R. Martin<br><br>'One of those rare writers who<b> appeals to everyone</b>' <i>Daily Express</i><br><br><b>'One of the most consistently funny writers </b>around' Ben Aaronovitch<br><br>'<b>Masterful and brilliant</b>' <i>F

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804990483

Sprache

Englisch

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Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 126 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publishers Ltd