Going Postal

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Going Postal is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in the Discworld universe, following con artist Moist von Lipwig as he is forced to revive the Ankh-Morpork postal service.

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Going Postal canonical 4

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instanceOf Discworld novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
satirical fantasy novel ⓘ
adaptationType television miniseries ⓘ
author Terry Pratchett ⓘ
awardNomination Nebula Award for Best Novel (2005) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtist Paul Kidby ⓘ
featuresCharacter Adora Belle Dearheart ⓘ
Lord Havelock Vetinari ⓘ
Moist von Lipwig ⓘ
Stanley Howler ⓘ
Tolliver Groat ⓘ
featuresOrganization Ankh-Morpork Post Office ⓘ
Grand Trunk Semaphore Company ⓘ
featuresTechnology clacks semaphore system ⓘ
followedBy Thud! ⓘ
genre comic fantasy ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasAdaptation Going Postal (television miniseries) ⓘ
hasSequel Making Money ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Moist von Lipwig ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
partOfSubseries Industrial Revolution subseries of Discworld ⓘ
plotSummary Con artist Moist von Lipwig is forced by Lord Vetinari to take over and revive the defunct Ankh-Morpork postal service. ⓘ
precededBy Monstrous Regiment ⓘ
publicationDate 2004 ⓘ
publisher Doubleday ⓘ
Transworld Publishers ⓘ
series Discworld ⓘ
setting Ankh-Morpork ⓘ
Discworld ⓘ
targetAudience adult ⓘ
televisionAdaptationNetwork Sky One ⓘ
linked to: Sky One (former)
televisionAdaptationReleaseYear 2010 ⓘ
theme bureaucracy and government reform ⓘ
corporate greed and monopolies ⓘ
redemption of a criminal protagonist ⓘ

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Discworld → notableWorkInSeries → Going Postal ⓘ
Ankh-Morpork → appearsInWork → Going Postal ⓘ