A stellar British cast line up Going Postal, a story of sweet romance. Andrew Sachs, Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy, Charles. In tribute to the late Sir Terry Pratchett, we take you his magical land of Discworld. The Going Postal Novel was a nominee for the Nebula Award in 2006. TERRY PRATCHETT: GOING POSTAL Film Country. And if the bold and impossible are what’s called for, he’ll do it to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and deliver that invaluable commodity that everyone requires: hope. Inspiring words (admittedly, some of the bronze letters have been stolen), and for once in his wretched life Moist is going to fight. Reacher Gilt.īut it says on the building ‘Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor Glom of Nit’…. First book I read by him and had a blast. I enjoyed the takes pratchett had on the themes in the book, and the humor is the best in any book Ive read. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, money-hungry Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical head, Mr. Its about a conartist whos hired by a king to rebuild the once great, now failing postal service in a world where everyone uses fantasy telegrams. Whereas Pratchett has used many of his more recent Discworld outings to explore topical themes, in this novel its all. Worse, the new Postmaster could swear the mail is talking to him.

Terry Pratchett’s profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to the likes of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.Īrch-swindler Moist von Lipwig never believed his crimes were hanging offenses, until he found himself with a noose around his neck, dropping through a trap door, and falling into…a government job? Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may be an impossible task. Terry Pratchett is an internationally acclaimed author who specializes in fantasy books.

Terry pratchett on going postal