First of all, I have to say that I'm surprised to see the low ratings of this book on the reviews already here. I admit that it does start off slowly, but it has some wondeful passages in it. Oh well, each to his own! Here's what I think of it: ****************** Going Postal is yet another novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. For those of you that have never read a Discworld novel before, the Disc is a place of magic and mayhem, not so unlike our own world. But when elements of our world enter it, the result is usually more mayhem than usual… This is one of the novels that really doesn't need a particular knowledge of the ...  Read the complete review

Going Postal is the twenty-ninth book in Terry Pratchett's now hugely celebrated and incredibly popular series of novels set in the fantastically odd Discworld - the world, as flat as a ... well, disc, on the shoulders of four huge elephants who ride on the shell of the Star Turtle - Great A'Tuin. This one introduces the character of Moist Von Lipwig, a full time con artist who, after being thrown in jail one day, realises this is the end, At the gallows, and after some spectacular last word "I commend my soul, to any god who can find it!" he dies. But then, he is visited by an angel. In the form of Lord Vetinari, Patrician of ...  Read the complete review

I have all of Tery Pratchett's books, some of them, it has to be said, are better than others depending on your tastes. Going Postal, for me, is up there with the best of them. Set once again in the city of Ahnk Morpork on the Disc World, Going Postal is the first of two tales, so far, involving ex criminal hustler and con man Moist Von Lipwig. In a similar vein to recent other Ahnk Morpork based novels Going Postal once again pushes at the boundaries of the conventional fantasy background introducing a very real world Post Office beset by problems caused by the latest new technology, the Clacks, the post office is run down, under staffed, under ...  Read the complete review

Given a brief synopsis this book doesn't sound at all promising - a plain man is placed in charge of the postal system and, with the aid of a golden suit and winged hat, manages to turn it around. However (at the risk of sounding like a M&S advert), this isn't any ordinary postal system, this is a Terry Pratchett Discworld postal system! Albert Spangler is a very dodgy man - he is the kind of man who always has a scam on the go and has never done an honest days work in his life. If you saw a Granny for sale for a quick buck, you could be sure that she was Albert's Granny. Despite all of this Albert is a very nondescript man, the kind of man ...  Read the complete review

Going Postal was the 33rd Discworld novel released in the series. It was published in 2004. Currently Sky are turning this into a two part TV adaptation and I can't tell you just how excited I am about it! This will be the 3rd adaptation Sky have undertaken, from the Discworld series - the other two being the Hogfather and The Colour of Magic. PLOT Moist Von Lipwig is a serial con artist who is extremely good at it, and altogether too clever. Until he is caught and due to get hanged. The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork (Lord Vetinari) gives him the choice of rescuing the city's dying postal service or...um...death. It actually turns ...  Read the complete review