Pratchett melds politics, finance and the occasional dark turn with his fantasy and humor, and as ever his footnotes are not to be missed. How many writers are more fun to spend time with? - Ken Armstrong, The Seattle TimesĪ spectacular novel, and a gift from a beloved writer to his millions of fans. A lovely homage to the courage at the core of technological advance. And 40 books in, why not? - Sara Sklaroff, The Washington PostĪ delightful fantasy send-up of politics, economics and finance, as the Discworld gets a railway and complications ensue. But mostly he seems to be having fun with words in the very British strain of absurdist humor that he has made his own.
While exploring questions about the unintended consequences of technology, Pratchett also blasts fundamentalists who resist all progress. Salted among all the treacle miners and nascent trainspotters are some serious ideas about technology and the irrevocable changes it brings. Pratchett's appeal isn't just his roller-coaster plots but the depth of his ideas. Rewarding to both longtime readers and novices, filled with characters who leap off the page and metaphors that make you laugh out loud. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs, and some very angry dwarfs if he’s going to stop it all from going off the rails.Consistently funny, wise and clever. He does enjoy being alive, however, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse. Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work-unless it is dependent on words, which are not very heavy and don’t always need greasing. Who better to take the lead than the man he has already appointed master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank? To the consternation of Ankh-Morpork’s formidable Patrician, Lord Vetinari, no one is in charge of this new invention. Mister Simnel has produced a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all the elements-earth, air, fire, and water-and it’s soon drawing astonished crowds. “Everything that makes Pratchett one of the world’s most delightful writers.” -Cory Doctorow, author of Boing Boing The international bestselling author of the hilarious Discworld series-a writer who’s been compared to Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut-introduces the first steam engine into his complex, zany fantasy world.
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