Going Postal

author:	Terry Pratchett (2004)
series:	Discworld #33
date read:	2010-02-01
pages:	416
lists:	fantasy, nebula-award-nominees
rating:	★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Going Postal.

The post office story about innovation and all sorts of things was too on-the-nose allegorical for my tastes (though I liked Thud!, so I really shouldn’t complain I suppose). As an ardent Miles Vorkosigan fan, I loved the momentum, but didn’t get on with the protagonist. This might’ve been a three-star book, but was saved by Vetinari.

Cover of The Victorian Internet.

The Victorian Internet

by Tom Standage · published 1998 · read 2019-05-24

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Learn what the early telegraph was really like (spoilers: Pratchett did his research well).

Cover of Three Parts Dead.

Three Parts Dead

by Max Gladstone · published 2012 · last read 2022-01-09

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

More econ fantasy.

Cover of The Warrior's Apprentice.

The Warrior’s Apprentice

by Lois McMaster Bujold · published 1986 · last read 2020-08-19

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A much better take on ambition and momentum.

Cover of Making Money.

Making Money

by Terry Pratchett · published 2007 · read 2008-09-01

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

The next Industrial Discworld book.

Cover of Monstrous Regiment.

Monstrous Regiment

by Terry Pratchett · published 2003 · read 2009-09-01

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The previous Industrial Discworld book.

Cover of Thud!.

Thud!

by Terry Pratchett · published 2005 · read 2009-04-01

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

The next Discworld book.

Cover of A Hat Full of Sky.

A Hat Full of Sky

by Terry Pratchett · published 2004 · read 2011-09-01

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The previous Discworld book.

Cover of The Color of Magic.

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett · published 1983 · read 2007-01-01

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

The first Discworld book.