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Discworld #36
Making Money
Pratchett takes on the bankers and the financial system in the thirty-sixth Discworld novel.
'Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one.'
The Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork is facing a crisis and needs a shake-up in management.
Cue Moist von Lipwig, Postmaster General and former con artist. If anyone can rescue the city's ailing financial institution, it's him. He doesn't really want the job, but the thing is, he doesn't have a choice.
Moist has many problems to solve as part of his new role: the chief cashier is almost certainly a vampire, the chairman needs his daily walkies, there's something strange happening in the cellar, and the Royal Mint is running at a loss.
Moist begins making some ambitious changes . . . and some dangerous enemies.
'Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one.'
The Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork is facing a crisis and needs a shake-up in management.
Cue Moist von Lipwig, Postmaster General and former con artist. If anyone can rescue the city's ailing financial institution, it's him. He doesn't really want the job, but the thing is, he doesn't have a choice.
Moist has many problems to solve as part of his new role: the chief cashier is almost certainly a vampire, the chairman needs his daily walkies, there's something strange happening in the cellar, and the Royal Mint is running at a loss.
Moist begins making some ambitious changes . . . and some dangerous enemies.
394 pages, Hardcover
First published September 20, 2007
About the author
Terry Pratchett
698 books47.4k followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983–2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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September 26, 2021
Nousukauden huuman aikaan ilmestynyt kertomus siitä, kuinka rahaa tehdään ja luottamusta talousjärjestelmään rakennetaan — eikä mikään huono katsaus aiheeseen. Sukupuoli- ja neurokirjokommentaari sen sijaan jättää, kuten tavallista, vähän toivomisen varaa.
June 14, 2025
Ankh-Morporkin Postitoimistolla menee hyvin ja Tahmeella on tylsää. Jännitystä on haettava vaikka talojen katoilta - kunnes Vetinari tarjoilee omintakeiseen tapaansa Tahmeelle uuden haasteen. Kuninkaallinen pankki ja rahapaja pitäisi laittaa kuntoon. Tahmee ei tahdo, joten hän löytää itsensä pankkiholvista keksimässä uutta maksuvälinettä.
Ihan ok, taattua Pratchettia. Mutta Tahmeella oli liian helppoa, tarinasta puuttui jännitys ja jännitteet.
Ihan ok, taattua Pratchettia. Mutta Tahmeella oli liian helppoa, tarinasta puuttui jännitys ja jännitteet.
August 4, 2013
Hyvä Pratchettin kirja. Erilainen.
Kirjan voi lukea irrallaan koko muusta saagasta nautiskellen pienestä henkilöseikkailusta. Kirjalla on tiettyjä dekkarimaisia piirteitä ja toisaalta hassuja häivähdyksiä vanhoista kirjoista.
Jokaisen luvun alussa kerrotaan ikään kuin tiivistäen mitä luvussa tapahtuu. Alkuun on koottu lainauksia seuraavan luvun lauseista. Joskus niistä saa käsityksen, mitä luvussa tulee tapahtumaan, useinmiten kuitenkaan ei.
Hieno humoristinen kombinaatio fantasiaa ja Pratchettin maailman realismia. Ilman suurempia viittauksia aiempiin kirjoihin.
Kirjan voi lukea irrallaan koko muusta saagasta nautiskellen pienestä henkilöseikkailusta. Kirjalla on tiettyjä dekkarimaisia piirteitä ja toisaalta hassuja häivähdyksiä vanhoista kirjoista.
Jokaisen luvun alussa kerrotaan ikään kuin tiivistäen mitä luvussa tapahtuu. Alkuun on koottu lainauksia seuraavan luvun lauseista. Joskus niistä saa käsityksen, mitä luvussa tulee tapahtumaan, useinmiten kuitenkaan ei.
Hieno humoristinen kombinaatio fantasiaa ja Pratchettin maailman realismia. Ilman suurempia viittauksia aiempiin kirjoihin.
May 6, 2013
Pratchettin tahti on parantunut kun kirjoittamisessa on vähennetty ympäri maailman haahuilua ja keskitytty Ankh-Morporkiin, Vartiostoon ja kertaalleen kuoliaaksi hirtetyn herrasmiesvaras Tahmee von Lipwigin edesottamuksiin. Tykkään.
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