{"product_id":"9781804990483-raising-steam","title":"Raising Steam","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Discworld novel 40)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the third 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\u003eOne of the most consistently funny writers around’\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Aaronovitch, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Truly \u003cb\u003ea classic\u003c\/b\u003e novel from \u003cb\u003ethe master of meaningful comic fantasy’\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut as with all new technology, some people have \u003ci\u003eobjections\u003c\/i\u003e, and Moist will have to use every trick in his arsenal to keep the trains running .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaising Steam\u003ci\u003e is the third and final book in the Industrial Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eseries, but the Discworld novels can be read 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":40738058469473,"sku":"9781804990483","price":9.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34124720_fbe55542-6166-4d8b-adc0-de27d369659d.jpg?v=1746724224","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804990483-raising-steam","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}