{"product_id":"9781804990438-going-postal","title":"Going Postal","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Discworld Novel 33)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the first book in the \u003ci\u003eIndustrial Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e series, part of the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘If you only read one Terry Pratchett book, read this one. \u003cb\u003eYou WILL be hooked\u003c\/b\u003e’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprisoned in Ankh-Morpork, con artist Moist von Lipwig is offered a choice: to be executed or to accept a job as the city's Postmaster General.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a tough decision, but he's already survived one hanging and isn't in the mood to try it again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut there's new technology to compete against and an evil chairman who will stop at \u003ci\u003enothing\u003c\/i\u003e to delay Ankh-Morpork's post for good .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing Postal\u003ci\u003e is the first book in the Industrial Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eseries, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound’ Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e . \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e . \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[Discworld is] \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40738057617505,"sku":"9781804990438","price":9.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34495151.jpg?v=1747932534","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804990438-going-postal","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}