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Synopsis
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job -- to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise, requires: hope.
Is Going Postal appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This humorous fantasy features a con artist given a second chance as postmaster, with mild comedic peril, no sexual content, and gentle satire of bureaucracy and capitalism. Suitable for teens and adults who enjoy witty, satirical fantasy.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death.
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Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the clever protagonist's schemes to rebuild a failing postal service while outwitting a corporate monopoly, all with Pratchett's signature humor.