Raising Steam
(Discworld novel 40)
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Beschreibung des Verlags
'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.'
Moist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. 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.
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.
But as with all new technology, some people have objections, and Moist will have to use every trick in his arsenal to keep the trains running . . .
'The most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies' Independent
Raising Steam is the third and final book in the Moist von Lipwig series, but the Discworld novels can be read in any order.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A brash new invention brings social upheaval, deadly intrigues, and plenty of wry humor to the 40th installment of Pratchett's best-selling Discworld fantasy series. When intrepid inventor Dick Simnel comes to Ankh-Morpork looking for a backer for his revolutionary steam engine, the Iron Girder, entrepreneur Sir Harry King is quick to grasp the possibilities. So is Ankh-Morpork's ruler, Lord Vetinari, who immediately puts master facilitator (and former con artist) Moist von Lipwig in charge of the Discworld's first railway. But while the would-be railway tycoons are busy cutting deals for right-of-ways, supplies, and second class coach service, a group of radically conservative dwarf extremists are determined to stop the railroad, along with anything else that threatens "the truth of pure dwarfishness." In a realm where "even the factions had factions," Moist finds himself cast as Vetinari's agent to help defeat a political coup that could re-ignite ancient hostilities between dwarves and trolls. As always, Pratchett's unforgettable characters and lively story mirror the best, the worst, and the oddest bits of our own world, entertaining readers while skewering social and political foibles in a melting pot of humanity, dwarfs, trolls, goblins, vampires, and a werewolf or two.
Kundenrezensionen
Fun gone for vacation? By Train?
That book is quite disappointing when you are „used“ to the humorous style of the early 35 Discworld books. PTerry tries to teach a moral lession (sexism, racism, nationalism, etc.), totally ignoring what used to make his books such a success. The FUN has gone elsewhere. Propably taking the train. For vacation.
The electronic format of the book does not really help here either. All footnotes are handled as endnotes. If you navigate the footnote links, you end up at the end of the book and you have to manually(!) move back.
Would I recommend the book? Not really. Evere since „The Last Elephant“ I am waiting for a novel that can compete with „Wyrd Sisters“, „Small Gods“ or „Pyramids“.
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