{"product_id":"9781804990483","title":"Raising Steam : (Discworld novel 40) (Discworld Novels)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the third book in the Industrial Revolution series, part of the Discworld novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers around' Ben Aaronovitch, The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Truly a classic novel from the master of meaningful comic fantasy' 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The world lives between those who say it cannot be done and those who say that it can . . . it's just a matter of thinking creatively.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs head of the Royal Bank and Post Office of Ankh-Morpork, he doesn't really want or need another job. But when the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, gives you a task, you do it or suffer the consequences. In Moist's case, death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA brand-new invention has come to the city: a steam locomotive named Iron Girder, to be precise. With the railway's introduction and rapid expansion, Vetinari enlists Moist to represent the government and keep things on track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as with all new technology, some people have objections, and Moist will have to use every trick in his arsenal to keep the trains running . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaising Steam is the third and final book in the Industrial Revolution series, but the Discworld novels can be read in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Discworld series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction' Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Pratchett is a master storyteller' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of those rare writers who appeals to everyone' Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers around' Ben Aaronovitch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Masterful and brilliant' Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse' The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Nothing short of magical' Chicago Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its twists and turns' SFX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[Discworld is] compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...There's never been anything quite like it' Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin (Transworld)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52904814182709,"sku":"EB_LI0810_A19-08_DUBAI","price":62.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781804990483-1.jpg?v=1789408640","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/products\/9781804990483","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}