Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
Book 40 in the Discworld Series
My rating: 4 of 5 starsClassic Pratchett Discworld meets the age of steam.
Full of Pratchett word play and puns, this is a read for Discworld fans, it is not a stand alone, so start earlier in the series to really enjoy it.
Raising Steam, is both a tribute to the age of steam engines and the romance of the railways. Raising Steam unlike many Discworld novels does not limit the plot and story to one area or small group, we get bits and pieces of much of the Discworld and many of our favorite characters.
This is the Discworld that races at the speed of a train, indicative of the plot and the reality of both the age of the railways, it also makes the Discworld a much smaller place.
Raising Steam wraps up many of the stories and characters we have loved over the years. In some ways it is good to see our favorite fantasy world settle down and grow up, and to imagine the future as it will play out. In other ways I am saddened, knowing that there may be a limited number of Discworld books in the future, and my favorite world is basically riding into the sunset.
Pratchett once again manages to poke fun, and make a statement on the world. The small minded groups that are causing a ruckus and the slamming by the Discworld so called News, are symbolic of any number of different groups or agenda's around the world today.
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Series: Discworld
Published November 7th 2013 by Doubleday
