Raising Steam
Cover by Paul Kidby
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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
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| Language | English |
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Discworld 40th novel – 3rd Moist von Lipwig story |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
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7 November 2013 (18 Mar 2014, U.S.) |
| Pages | 384 |
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The Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway |
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Raising Steam is the 40th Discworld novel, written by Terry Pratchett. It was also the last one published before his death in 2015. Originally due to be published on 24 October 2013, it was pushed back to 7 November 2013 (and March 18, 2014 in the U.S.). It features the introduction of locomotives to the Discworld (a concept mentioned already in Death's Domain), and an entirely new character but it also stars Moist von Lipwig.
The cover of the novel was exclusively revealed on Pratchett's Facebook page on 6 August 2013.
An update to Mr Pratchett's website late October 2013 revealed that characters include Harry King, Moist von Lipwig, Adora Belle Dearheart and Sgt Fred Colon amongst others.
Dick Simnel, a young self-taught engineer from Sto Lat, (and whose father, Ned Simnel, appeared in Reaper Man), has invented a steam locomotive named Iron Girder. He brings his invention to Ankh-Morpork where it catches the interest of Sir Harry King, a millionaire businessman who has made his fortune in the waste and sanitation industry. Harry promises Dick sufficient investment to make the railway a success.
The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, Lord Vetinari, wishing to ensure that the City has appropriate influence over the new enterprise, appoints the reformed fraudster turned civil servant Moist von Lipwig to represent the government in the management of the railway. His skills soon come in useful in negotiations with landowners along the route of the new line.
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