Going Postal
 The 2014 paperback edition, with cover art by Paul Kidby | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi); Stephen Briggs (Isis) Richard Coyle (Penguin) |
| Cover artist | Paul Kidby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 33 |
| Sub-series | Moist von Lipwig/Industrial Revolution |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Published in English | 2004-09-28 |
| Preceded by | A Hat Full of Sky |
| Followed by | Thud! |
Going Postal is the thirty-third Discworld novel, and the first to star reformed con-man Moist von Lipwig. It is set primarily in Ankh-Morpork and heavily features the Clacks system of semaphore towers.
Blurb
2014 paperback
The post was an old thing, of course, but it was so old that it had magically become new again.
Moist von Lipwig is a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put the ailing postal service of Ankh-Morpork – the Discworld’s city-state – back on its feet.
It’s a tough decision.
The post is a creaking old institution, overshadowed by new technology. But there are people who still believe in it, and Moist must become one of them if he's going to see that the mail gets through, come rain, hail, sleet, dogs, the Post Office Workers Friendly and Benevolent Society, an evil chairman...and a midnight killer.
Getting a date with Adora Bell Dearheart would be nice, too.
Perhaps there's a shot at redemption in the mad world of the mail, waiting for a man who's prepared to push the envelope...
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-10 | Radio Morpork | “The Conman Always Rings Twice” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2020-12-08 | Pratchat | “Moisten to Steal” | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2021-05-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Going Postal” | aalgar.com |
| 2021-11-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Going Postal” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2022-09-27 | The Compleat Discography | “Going Postal” | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2023-09-10 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Die of the Gnats” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2023-09-17 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Redemption Addict” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2023-09-25 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Story-Shaped Story” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2023-10-21 | Fireside Book Club | “Going Postal - Part 1” (1/?) | spreaker.com |
| 2023-10-24 | Fireside Book Club | “Going Postal - Part 2” (2/?) | spreaker.com |
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-04 | The Pratchett Podcast | “Ep61” | app.talkshoe.com |
Adaptations
To be added: telemovie and audiobooks.
External links
- Going Postal at the L-Space Wiki
- Going Postal on Wikipedia