Tomorrow marks the 20th publication anniversary of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett – in which a charming, mendacious conman is given responsibility for the Ankh Morpork post (later, of course, finance and transport). Happy Birthday. “Sort things out, Postmaster.” 🔥 - ThreadSky

chronicleflask.katday.com • 154 days ago

Tomorrow marks the 20th publication anniversary of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett – in which a charming, mendacious conman is given responsibility for the Ankh Morpork post (later, of course, finance and transport).

Happy Birthday. “Sort things out, Postmaster.” 🔥

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maggiekantor.bsky.social•154 days ago

This is my favorite Discworld book!!!!!

chronicleflask.katday.com•154 days ago

It’s brilliant. I’ve just started the audiobook (I have, of course, read it the other way several times 😆)

zincstoat.uk•154 days ago

New all singing all dancing version, or Stephen Briggs? I tend to prefer the latter myself. I prefer my audiobooks to have the feel of one person reading to me and doing all the voices etc. rather than it being more like a Radio drama. Each to their own obvs.

chronicleflask.katday.com•154 days ago

New version, but I do have to say: Richard Coyle absolutely nails it. He really is the voice of Moist von Lipwig.

maggiekantor.bsky.social•154 days ago

Ooooooh I will have to check it out.

I’m partial to both versions of audiobooks. My big gripe is when they have loud music cues and sound effects.

appyjumpindaze.bsky.social•107 days ago

First thing I'm doing if I win a lottery is paying Stephen to read the rest for me 😭

yrieithydd.bsky.social•153 days ago

Time is weird again. How is that 20 years ago. That's a recent one... I know he's been dead 9.5 years but still...

dancingmoonlit.bsky.social•154 days ago

I'm still devastated that there are no more books coming 😢

vanders.bsky.social•153 days ago

@rhi.bsky.social did an amazing job with "How to be a witch" and I still have some hope she may, one day, decide to continue her father's legacy.

chronicleflask.katday.com•153 days ago

Sir Terry himself was very keen that no one continue or “finish” his work after his death. He even went to far as to write having his hard drive crushed by a steamroller into his will (and that wish was carried out in 2017).

skriptorium.info•154 days ago

Moist von Lipwig... DELIVER US!

joqatana.bsky.social•153 days ago

I am ever so grateful for Adora Belle Dearheart.

chronicleflask.katday.com•154 days ago

Moist shrugged. ‘Oh, all right. Of course, I accept as natural born criminal, habitual liar, fraudster and totally untrustworthy perverted genius.’

‘Capital! Welcome to government service!’ said Lord Vetinari.

fincoot.bsky.social•154 days ago

". . .There is a hat, I believe."

funhousejournal.bsky.social•154 days ago

A conman becoming postmaster? Good thing that could never happen in real life.

chronicleflask.katday.com•154 days ago

Imagine putting a known habitual liar in charge of the post. And then the money. And then the transport. Who would do such a thing?

Apart from, say, the average voter…

kristinacloudy.bsky.social•153 days ago

The best story arc in all of Discworld in my opinion.

martyrye62.bsky.social•154 days ago

I miss him

chronicleflask.katday.com•154 days ago

We all do 💔

siamesecaroline.bsky.social•153 days ago

I adore Moist. A wonderful character and I love how his relationship with Vetinari grows through those novels. My absolute fave is Raising Steam - every time I read it I discover something new.

reetnortherner.bsky.social•153 days ago

I always wonder if Moist was going to succeed as Patrician, why else did Vetinari give him important government jobs.

chronicleflask.katday.com•153 days ago

Yes, that was the end game, I think.

homebrewandhacking.bsky.social•153 days ago

Well that's my next to be read sorted. Cheers!

chronicleflask.katday.com•153 days ago

Come back with all your favourite bits!!

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