Making Money
by Cherie Lee
While perusing the blog I noticed that, while there are two posts concerning the news about Terry Pratchett's health, there are none with a full review featuring his latest book. So I've decided to remedy this by providing one myself.
Making Money continues the adventures of Moist Von Lipwig and his lady friend Adora Belle Dearheart from their introduction in Going Postal. Moist, who is currently the Postmaster General, has managed to make the City of Ankh-Morpork's once ruined Post Office into a well-run machine. Unfortunately, this makes his life horribly hum-drum. In the absence of the sobering Adora Belle (don't let the name fool you, she's quite formidable), Vetinari, the City's Patrician (aka. Tyrant), convinces Moist to take on the job as master of the Royal Bank and Mint. Danger, intrigue, and hilarity ensue in this witty satire of how money and banking really work.
Oh, and there's little dog named Mr. Fusspot. He's very important. But you'll have to read it to find out why.
If you've never read a Pratchett book, I would highly recommend Going Postal and Making Money. Moist is a new character in the Discworld series, so staring so late in the series would not be confusing since his background and many other things are explained in Going Postal. Not that I don't think everyone should read all of Pratchett's books, but I believe Going Postal to be the best way to get someone hooked. It's Pratchett (an already excellent writer) at his best.
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