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Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Corgi
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

98 reviews
Sales Rank: 405660

Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3

ISBN: 0552154903
EAN: 9780552154901
ASIN: 0552154903

Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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Product Description
The long awaited, brand new adult Discworld novel.

It’s an offer you can’t refuse.

Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork’s Royal Mint and the bank next door?

It’s a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long.

The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. There’s something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), it turns out that the Royal Mintruns at a loss. A 300 year old wizard is after his girlfriend, he’s about to be exposed as a fraud, but the Assassins Guild might get him first. In fact lot of people want him dead

Oh. And every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies.

Everywhere he looks he’s making enemies.

What he should be doing is . . . Making Money!

From the Hardcover edition.

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4 out of 5 stars

Good potential & still worth reading, but not his best (3 1/2 stars) October 3, 2008
Terry Pratchett has slowly but surely been bringing Discworld in general and Ankh-Morpork in particular up to the "real" world (or at least a Victorian equivalent) and in Making Money takes on one of the few remaining barriers: the economic system. Since most cynics will agree that money-driven economy is a scam, who better to do this than one of Discworld's premier con artists, Moist Von Lipwig (previously seen in the excellent 'Going Postal')?

Alas, something doesn't quite click in this book, which may make it a disappointment to hardcore Pratchett fans: the ending is especially contrived, and rather than Moist using one of his ingenious schemes to get uot of the conundrum he's in, the book pulls a loose deux ex machina.

As usual, there's lots of sarcastic social commentary, and some wry dialogue and narrative snarking -- we expect no less from Pratchett. Probably my favorite aspect of this was one of the villains. My favorite character in the series is Lord Vetinari, and the villain of this is blatantly (and literally) a Vetinari "wanna-be" so it was fun to see someone trying to emulate my hero so BADLY.

Others might not be as forgiving as I am with this, and there's every chance that they will be disappointed if they go into this expecting the 5-star quality of many of his other, better works. Keep your expectations reasonable, though, and it's worth reading once.

5 out of 5 stars

Chuckle double effect! October 1, 2008
Making Money is a Discworld novel and features the Man in the Golden Suit, Ankh-Morpork's Postmaster Moist von Lipwig.

Moist is bored. He misses his old, more adventurous life, back when he was Albert Spangler the con artist. So when he's not running the Post Office, he likes climbing to its roof at night, and has already picked all its locks.

But when Mrs Topsy Lavish, chairwoman and owner of 50% of the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork, but owner also of Mr. Fusspot the dog who owns 1%, dies and leaves her shares to her dog and bequeaths Mr. Fusspot to Moist... he has no choice but try and make it work again.

It starts with the Mint, which actually runs at a loss. Since making coins costs too much and people are already using stamps as currency, Moist devises the first bank notes, which soon have the same success as his stamps.

In the meantime, Cosmo Lavish tries to take Vetinari's identity and Moist's girlfriend Adora Belle Dearheart uncovers ancient golems buried in the desert. And all the while the Glooper gloops.

I really like the character of Moist von Lipwig and was glad to read about him again. The book is of course filled with references that make you chuckle twice: when you get them, and when you find yourself clever because to got them... it's the Discworld double effect!

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome August 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Best thing ever. Terry Pratchett is like the coolest person ever. People that don't like it are confused.

5 out of 5 stars

A great book! July 6, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

I love this book, like always Mr. Pratchett takes something familiar to us all(money and economy). Sticks it in a fantasy world (complete with a flying star turtle), and completely runs amok! I almost missed this gem, since the store decided to put it in with the financial books. Though I have to admit, I did learn about making money!

5 out of 5 stars

Pratchett just keeps getting better! May 25, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

A wry and witty commentary on society. Less of the magic and fantasy of earlier books (until you get to the golems), more social satire. A funny, well plotted, enjoyable, meaty read.

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