Going Postal

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Going Postal is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in the Discworld universe, following con artist Moist von Lipwig as he is forced to revive the Ankh-Morpork postal service.

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Going Postal canonical 4

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instanceOf Discworld novel
novel
satirical fantasy novel
adaptationType television miniseries
author Terry Pratchett
awardNomination Nebula Award for Best Novel (2005)
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Paul Kidby
featuresCharacter Adora Belle Dearheart
Lord Havelock Vetinari
Moist von Lipwig
Stanley Howler
Tolliver Groat
featuresOrganization Ankh-Morpork Post Office
Grand Trunk Semaphore Company
featuresTechnology clacks semaphore system
followedBy Thud!
genre comic fantasy
fantasy
satire
hasAdaptation Going Postal (television miniseries)
hasSequel Making Money
language English
mainCharacter Moist von Lipwig
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person
partOfSubseries Industrial Revolution subseries of Discworld
plotSummary Con artist Moist von Lipwig is forced by Lord Vetinari to take over and revive the defunct Ankh-Morpork postal service.
precededBy Monstrous Regiment
publicationDate 2004
publisher Doubleday
Transworld Publishers
series Discworld
setting Ankh-Morpork
Discworld
targetAudience adult
televisionAdaptationNetwork Sky One
linked to: Sky One (former)
televisionAdaptationReleaseYear 2010
theme bureaucracy and government reform
corporate greed and monopolies
redemption of a criminal protagonist

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Discworld notableWorkInSeries Going Postal
Ankh-Morpork appearsInWork Going Postal