This is one of the best books in the later Discworld books, and Moist is one of the better characters. If I tell much more about the story, I’d be revealing serious spoilers, so I won’t do so. Well, after he’s failed to escape prison, and was sent to the gallows to be publicly executed, that is. Moist is a con man who is caught and pressed into service to re-open Ankh-Morpork’s postal service. (warning: spoilers for first couple chapters) (The author has since passed away.) Many of the books are set in the city (or twin cities, now combined) of Ankh-Morpork. (Personally, I’d probably recommend Guards, Guards as your first book instead.)ĭiscworld is a humorous fantasy setting and is so good that it was the 2nd best selling book series in the U.K., after Harry Potter. Meaning? You can absolutely read this as your first Discworld book, where the only drawback is that a couple of the supporting characters started off in different sub-series. Going Postal is the first Moist Von Lipwig book, sometimes considered part of the industrial revolution series. If you’re not familiar with Discworld, you should know that the overall series can be broken down into different sub-series (e.g. Review #3 Going Postal audiobook by Terry Pratchett Finding out how it happens is the fun part.

When he discovered that his fake bond scheme had been the ruin of the Dearheart family and caused Adora’s father’s suicide, he began to feel like he deserved that crossbow arrow.ĭoes Moist succeed in resurrecting the post office? Does Adora fall for him? Does Reacher Gilt get his comeuppance? I won’t spoil it for you, but this is Discworld, so you can pretty well guess.

Her pursued her despite the fact that she usually met him with a crossbow aimed at his head. The ripple effects of what he thought were “victimless cons” extended far from the center, including to Adora Belle Dearheart, the woman he loved. Along the way, Moist has to reckon with his past. Another snag is the evil new owner of the Clacks, Reacher Gilt, who is determined to see that Moist becomes Dead Postmaster #5. His parole officer, a golem named Pump 19, is relentless in forcing him to do his duty. It has been out of business for years, and the last 4 postmasters before him have died under suspicious circumstances. One of Pratchett’s best Discworld books, imho! Moist von Lipwig, aka Albert Spangler, has been snatched from the jaws of death at the gallows and given one last chance: reopen the post office, or face certain death.

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