A splendid send-up of government, the postal system, and everything that lies in between in this. Going Postal is the first book in the Moist von Lipwig series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. Buy a cheap copy of Going Postal book by Terry Pratchett. Going Postal is the sensational new Sky 1 miniseries based on the novel by bestselling author Terry Pratchett.Here Terry Pratchett talks about the up and com. 'One of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention' The Times Who happens to be very attractive, in an 'entire womanful of anger' kind of way.īut there's new technology to compete against and an evil chairman who will stop at nothing to delay Ankh-Morpork's post for good. 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.

The Post Office is down on its luck: beset by mountains of undelivered mail, eccentric employees, and a dangerous secret order. It's a tough decision, but he's already survived one hanging and isn't in the mood to try it again. Unusually for a Discworld novel (other than. Groat is a hypochondriacally wound up mess, whereas Stanley is the neurotic collector-nerd in all. Sir Terry Pratchett passed away on 12th March 2015. Going Postal is Terry Pratchetts 33rd Discworld novel, released in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2004. Pump, and Adora Belle Dearheart who make this book brilliant. He was awarded the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010. On 18 Feb, 2009, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Imprisoned 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. of 2007, Pratchett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. For The Joy Of The Game.'Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.' But You Snatched Bread From Their Mouths And Tore Clothes From Their Backs. In A Myriad Small Ways You Have Hastened The Deaths Of Many. Your Actions Have Taken Money From Those Who Had Little Enough To Begin With. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr Lipvig. I may be–– all the things you know I am, but I am not a killer! I have never so much as drawn a sword!' 'I have never laid a finger on anyone in my life, Mr Pump.

You Have Killed Two Point Three Three Eight People,' said the golem calmly. 'Why Not? You Do.' The golem lowered his arm.

'You can't just go around killing people!'

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett