From confidence tricks to financial fraud, von Lipwig revels in hoodwinking, fleecing and otherwise ripping. Getting a date with Adora Bell Dearheart would be nice, too. Moist von Lipwig is a con man and a charlatan. Terry Pratchett is a go-to author for books that dont require a whole. If youre in the mood for something light and fun with a stand-up-and-cheer ending, this book delivers more bang for the buck than it has any right to.
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But there are people who still believe in it, and Moist must become one of them if he's going to see that the mail gets though, come rain, hail, sleet, dogs, the Post Office Workers Friendly and Benevolent Society, the evil chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company, and a midnight killer. Verdict: Dont worry about it being the bajillionth book in a series Going Postal works just fine as a stand-alone novel. These chapters begin with a synopsis of philosophical themes, in a similar manner to some Victorian novels and, notably, to Jules. Unusually for a Discworld novel (other than the children's books and The Science of Discworlds) Going Postal and its sequels are divided into chapters. The post is a creaking old institution, overshadowed by new technology. Going Postal is Terry Pratchett's 33rd Discworld novel, released in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2004. Moist von Lipwig is a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet. 93 Going Postal 8.99 8.99 GBP InStock /Home/Books /Home/Books/Discworld Novels The post was an old thing, of course, but it was so old that it had magically become new again. Terry Pratchetts Going Postal is a two-part television film adaptation of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle and.