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Raising Steam
	First edition
Author	Terry Pratchett
Cover artist	Paul Kidby
Language	English
Series	Discworld; 40th novel – 3rd Moist von Lipwig story;
Subject	Steam engines , Fundamentalism; Characters:; Moist von Lipwig; Locations:; Ankh-Morpork;
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	7 November 2013 (18 Mar 2014, U.S.)
Pages	384
ISBN	978-0-85752-227-6
Preceded by	Snuff
Followed by	The Shepherd's Crown

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Raising Steam is the 40th Discworld novel, written by Terry Pratchett. It was the penultimate one, published before his death in 2015. Originally due to be published on 24 October 2013, it was pushed back to 7 November 2013 (and March 18, 2014 in the U.S.).^[1]^[2] It stars Moist von Lipwig, and features the introduction of locomotives to the Discworld (a concept mentioned already in Death's Domain),^[3] and an entirely new character.^[4]

The cover of the novel was exclusively revealed on Pratchett's Facebook page on 6 August 2013.^[5]

An update to Pratchett's website late October 2013 revealed that characters include Harry King, Moist von Lipwig, Adora Belle Dearheart and Sgt Fred Colon amongst others.^[6]

Plot synopsis

Dick Simnel, a young self-taught engineer from Sto Lat (and whose father, Ned Simnel, appeared in Reaper Man), has invented a steam locomotive. He brings his invention to Ankh-Morpork where it catches the interest of Sir Harry King, a millionaire businessman who has made his fortune in the waste and sanitation industry, as he wishes to create a legacy disassociated from the source of his wealth. Harry promises Dick sufficient investment to make the railway a success.

The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, Lord Vetinari, wishing to ensure that the City has appropriate influence over the new enterprise, appoints the reformed fraudster turned civil servant Moist von Lipwig to represent the government in the management of the railway. His skills soon come in useful in negotiations with landowners along the route of the new line.

Throughout the story, Dwarfish fundamentalists are responsible for a number of terrorist attacks against the new Ankh-Morpork railway, including murder and arson. This campaign culminates in a palace coup in Uberwald, whilst the King is at an international summit in Quirm, over twelve hundred miles away. Vetinari declares that it is imperative to return the King to Schmaltzberg as soon as possible in order to restore political stability, and gives Moist the task of getting him there via the new railway. Moist protests impossibility on the grounds that the railway is nowhere near complete, but is told that achieving this target is non-negotiable.

On the journey there are numerous attacks by Dwarfish fundamentalists, but eventually the train reaches its destination and the King retakes Schmaltzberg with little resistance.

Back in Ankh-Morpork, there are honours and medals all round except for Moist who is told that his reward is to remain alive.

Characters

Dick Simnel – inventor of Iron Girder, Discworld's first steam train (Discworld's answer to Roundworld's Richard Trevithick).
Lord Vetinari – Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
Moist von Lipwig
Harry King
Low King Rhys Rhysson
Adora Belle von Lipwig
Samuel Vimes
Of the Twilight, the Darkness - Goblin

Reception

Science fiction author Cory Doctorow in his review on Boing Boing remarked that Pratchett "never quite balanced whimsy and gravitas as carefully as this, and it works beautifully. This is a spectacular novel, and a gift from a beloved writer to his millions of fans."^[7]

Ben Aaronovitch for The Guardian noted that while Raising Steam may be "heavy-handed" in its moralising, Pratchett "can be forgiven" because he remains one of the most consistently funny writers in the business.^[8]

Sara Sklaroff for The Washington Post praised Pratchett's innate ability to balance the silly and the serious. Pratchett "blasts fundamentalists who resist all progress", but mostly he seems to be "having fun with words in the very British strain of absurdist humor."^[9]

Karin L Kross for Tor.com praised Raising Steam as "the latest transformation of a remarkable fictional world that has evolved and grown with its creator."^[10]

Far Beyond Reality was more critical and found the writing "not as crisp as it used to be" and the characters "starting to blend together".^[11]

References

^ "Terry Pratchett Books on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}
^ Hex. "New Discworld novel confirmed for 2013". Terry Pratchett official website. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ Death's Domain, p. 21 (last page with text)
^ "SFX | GamesRadar+".
^ "Terry Pratchett Books on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Doctorow, Cory (18 March 2014). "Raising Steam Review". Boing Boing.
^ Aaronovitch, Ben. "Raising Steam Review". The Guardian.
^ Sklaroff, Sara. "Raising Steam Review". The Washington Post.
^ L Kross, Karin (14 March 2014). "Raising Steam Review". Tor.com.
^ "Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett". Far Beyond Reality. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links

Raising Steam title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Raising Steam review on Boing Boing
Raising Steam review on SFReader

Reading order guide
Preceded by Snuff	40th Discworld Novel	Succeeded by The Shepherd's Crown
Preceded by Making Money	3rd Moist von Lipwig story Published in 2013	Succeeded by None

[1] "Terry Pratchett Books on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}

[2] Hex. "New Discworld novel confirmed for 2013". Terry Pratchett official website. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[3] Death's Domain, p. 21 (last page with text)

[4] "SFX | GamesRadar+".

[5] "Terry Pratchett Books on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Doctorow, Cory (18 March 2014). "Raising Steam Review". Boing Boing.

[8] Aaronovitch, Ben. "Raising Steam Review". The Guardian.

[9] Sklaroff, Sara. "Raising Steam Review". The Washington Post.

[10] L Kross, Karin (14 March 2014). "Raising Steam Review". Tor.com.

[11] "Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett". Far Beyond Reality. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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-'''''Raising Steam''''' is the 40th ''[[Discworld]]'' novel, written by [[Terry Pratchett]]. It was also the last one published before his death in 2015. Originally due to be published on 24 October 2013, it was pushed back to 7 November 2013 (and March 18, 2014 in the U.S.).<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pratchett/posts/10151510281900025</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hex |url=http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/?p=2699 |title=New Discworld novel confirmed for 2013 |publisher=Terry Pratchett official website |date= |accessdate=2013-07-06}}</ref> It features the introduction of [[locomotives]] to the ''Discworld'' (a concept mentioned already in ''[[Death's Domain]]''),<ref>Death's Domain, p. 21 (last page with text)</ref> and an entirely new character but it also stars [[Moist von Lipwig]].<ref>http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/11/08/raising-steam-by-terry-pratchett-review/</ref>
+'''''Raising Steam''''' is the 40th ''[[Discworld]]'' novel, written by [[Terry Pratchett]]. It was the penultimate one, published before his death in 2015. Originally due to be published on 24 October 2013, it was pushed back to 7 November 2013 (and March 18, 2014 in the U.S.).<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/43413980024/10151510281900025 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/pratchett/posts/10151510281900025 |title = Terry Pratchett Books on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hex |url=http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/?p=2699 |title=New Discworld novel confirmed for 2013 |publisher=Terry Pratchett official website |access-date=2013-07-06}}</ref> It stars [[Moist von Lipwig]], and features the introduction of [[locomotives]] to the ''Discworld'' (a concept mentioned already in ''[[Death's Domain]]''),<ref>Death's Domain, p. 21 (last page with text)</ref> and an entirely new character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/11/08/raising-steam-by-terry-pratchett-review/|title=SFX &#124; GamesRadar+}}</ref>
-The cover of the novel was exclusively revealed on Pratchett's [[Facebook]] page on 6 August 2013.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151508503605025&set=a.414453865024.181790.43413980024&type=1&theater</ref>
+The cover of the novel was exclusively revealed on Pratchett's [[Facebook]] page on 6 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/43413980024/10151508503605025 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151508503605025&set=a.414453865024.181790.43413980024&type=1&theater |title = Terry Pratchett Books on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
-An update  to Mr Pratchett's website late October 2013 revealed that characters include [[Discworld characters#Harry King|Harry King]], [[Moist von Lipwig]], [[Adora Belle Dearheart]] and Sgt [[Fred Colon]] amongst others.<ref>http://terrypratchett.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Raising-Steam-Passenger-List.pdf</ref>
+An update to Pratchett's website late October 2013 revealed that characters include [[Discworld characters#Harry King|Harry King]], [[Moist von Lipwig]], [[Adora Belle Dearheart]] and Sgt [[Fred Colon]] amongst others.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://terrypratchett.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Raising-Steam-Passenger-List.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-01 |archive-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105081215/http://terrypratchett.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Raising-Steam-Passenger-List.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Plot synopsis==
+Dick Simnel, a young self-taught engineer from Sto Lat (and whose father, Ned Simnel, appeared in ''[[Reaper Man]]''), has invented a [[steam locomotive]].  He brings his invention to [[Ankh-Morpork]] where it catches the interest of [[Sir]] [[Discworld characters#Lord Sir Harry King|Harry King]], a millionaire businessman who has made his fortune in the waste and sanitation industry, as he wishes to create a legacy disassociated from the source of his wealth. Harry promises Dick sufficient investment to make the railway a success.
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+The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, [[Havelock Vetinari|Lord Vetinari]], wishing to ensure that the City has appropriate influence over the new enterprise, appoints the reformed fraudster turned civil servant [[Moist von Lipwig]] to represent the government in the management of the railway. His skills soon come in useful in negotiations with landowners along the route of the new line.
-Dick Simnel, a young self-taught engineer from Sto Lat, (and whose father, Ned Simnel, appeared in ''[[Reaper Man]]''), has invented a [[steam locomotive]] named ''Iron Girder''.  He brings his invention to [[Ankh-Morpork]] where it catches the interest of [[Sir]] [[Discworld characters#Lord Harry King|Harry King]], a millionaire businessman who has made his fortune in the waste and sanitation industry. Harry promises Dick sufficient investment to make the railway a success.
+Throughout the story, Dwarfish fundamentalists are responsible for a number of terrorist attacks against the new Ankh-Morpork railway, including murder and arson. This campaign culminates in a palace coup in Uberwald, whilst the King is at an international summit in Quirm, over twelve hundred miles away.  Vetinari declares that it is imperative to return the King to Schmaltzberg as soon as possible in order to restore political stability, and gives Moist the task of getting him there via the new railway.  Moist protests impossibility on the grounds that the railway is nowhere near complete, but is told that achieving this target is non-negotiable.
-The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, [[Havelock Vetinari|Lord Vetinari]], wishing to ensure that the City has appropriate influence over the new enterprise, appoints the reformed fraudster turned civil servant [[Moist von Lipwig]] to represent the government in the management of the railway.  His skills soon come in useful in negotiations with landowners along the route of the new line.
+On the journey there are numerous attacks by Dwarfish fundamentalists,  but eventually the train reaches its destination and the King retakes Schmaltzberg with little resistance.
-Throughout the story, Dwarfish fundamentalists are responsible for a number of terrorist attacks, including the murder of railway workers engaged in building the new line, and arson of towers belonging to the clacks telecommunications network.  This campaign culminates in a palace coup at the seat of the Low King of the [[Dwarfs (Discworld)|Dwarfs]] in Schmaltzberg, Überwald, whilst the King is away at an international summit in Quirm, over twelve hundred miles away.  Vetinari declares that it is imperative to return the King to Schmaltzberg as soon as possible in order to restore political stability, and gives Moist the task of getting him there via the new railway.  Moist protests impossibility on the grounds that the railway is nowhere near complete, but is told that achieving this target is non-negotiable.
+Back in Ankh-Morpork, there are honours and medals all round except for Moist who is told  that his reward is to remain alive.
-On the journey, Moist and Vimes are faced by various problems, such as numerous attacks by deep-downers, a poor attempt at infiltration, a landslide, and the revelation that the Low King is in fact a pregnant female. Nevertheless, the train eventually reaches the bridge, which has been badly damaged.
-Faced with a bridge that is clearly too weak to carry the train, and insufficient time or workers to strengthen it, Moist commandeers the City's ancient [[Golems (Discworld)|golems]], which are kept strictly for use only in times of national emergency.  This is in spite of his being expressly forbidden to use them by Vetinari (who knows that Moist has the necessary expertise to command the golems).  Having tunnelled their way to the site of the bridge, the golems, concealed by mist in the gorge below, somehow contrive to carry the train safely across.
-The Dwarf King retakes Schmaltzberg with little resistance, and the leader of the fundamentalists is held for trial. Feeling that the dwarfs are ready for a more progressive future, the King reveals that she is actually a Queen, and changes her name from Rhys to Blodwen, in honor of a dwarf who had been killed by the fundamentalists at her wedding. Following this announcement, a number of other senior dwarfs also "come out" as female.
-Back in Ankh-Morpork, Dick Simnel is knighted, Harry King receives a [[peerage]], and the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch|City Watch]] officers who helped defend the train receive medals, whereas Moist, upon questioning why he appears to be the only one not receiving a reward, is told that his reward is to remain alive. It is also revealed that Vetinari himself had been on the train, disguised as one of the locomotive's [[Fireman (steam engine)|stokers]], while his lookalike Charlie impersonated him back in Ankh-Morpork, and had surmised how the train had been carried across the ravine.  However, he appears content that there is no evidence to prove this.
 ==Characters==
+* Dick Simnel – inventor of Iron Girder, Discworld's first steam train (Discworld's answer to Roundworld's [[Richard Trevithick]]).
+* [[Havelock Vetinari|Lord Vetinari]] – Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
-*Dick Simnel – inventor of Iron Girder, Discworld's first steam train.
+* [[Moist von Lipwig]]
-*[[Havelock Vetinari|Lord Vetinari]] – Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
+* [[Discworld characters#Lord Sir Harry King|Harry King]]
-*[[Moist von Lipwig]]
+* Low King Rhys Rhysson
-*[[Discworld characters#Lord Sir Harry King|Harry King]]
+* [[Adora Belle Dearheart|Adora Belle von Lipwig]]
-*Low King Rhys Rhysson
+* [[Sam Vimes|Samuel Vimes]]
-*[[Adora Belle Dearheart|Adora Belle von Lipwig]]
+* Of the Twilight, the Darkness - Goblin
-*[[Sam Vimes|Samuel Vimes]]
-==Themes==
-* The Development of the Railroad
-* Steam Engines
-* Engineering
-* Technological Progress
-* Technology Vs. Magic
-* Real Estate Development & Suburban Expansion
-* Eminent Domain
-* Terrorism/Fundamentalism
-* [[Luddite|Luddism]]
-* Coups-d'Etat
-* Gender
 ==Reception==
-Science fiction author [[Cory Doctorow]], in his review<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doctorow|first1=Cory|title=Raising Steam Review|url=http://boingboing.net/2014/03/18/terry-pratchetts-raising-ste.html|website=Boing Boing}}</ref> on [[Boing Boing]], remarked that Pratchett "never quite balanced whimsy and gravitas as carefully as this, and it works beautifully. This is a spectacular novel, and a gift from a beloved writer to his millions of fans."
+Science fiction author [[Cory Doctorow]] in his review on ''[[Boing Boing]]'' remarked that Pratchett "never quite balanced whimsy and gravitas as carefully as this, and it works beautifully. This is a spectacular novel, and a gift from a beloved writer to his millions of fans."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doctorow|first1=Cory|title=Raising Steam Review|url=http://boingboing.net/2014/03/18/terry-pratchetts-raising-ste.html|website=Boing Boing|date=18 March 2014}}</ref>
-[[Ben Aaronovitch]] for ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aaronovitch|first1=Ben|title=Raising Steam Review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/27/raising-steam-terry-pratchett-review|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> noted that, while ''Raising Steam'' may be "heavy-handed" in its moralising, Pratchett "can be forgiven" because he remains one of the most consistently funny writers in the business.
+[[Ben Aaronovitch]] for ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that while ''Raising Steam'' may be "heavy-handed" in its moralising, Pratchett "can be forgiven" because he remains one of the most consistently funny writers in the business.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aaronovitch|first1=Ben|title=Raising Steam Review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/27/raising-steam-terry-pratchett-review|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
-Sara Sklaroff for ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sklaroff|first1=Sara|title=Raising Steam Review|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/raising-steam-by-terry-pratchett/2014/04/15/f31e67fc-be9a-11e3-b574-f8748871856a_story.html|publisher=The Washington Post}}</ref> meanwhile, praised Pratchett's innate ability to balance the silly and the serious. Pratchett "blasts fundamentalists who resist all progress." But mostly he seems to be "having fun with words in the very British strain of absurdist humor."
+Sara Sklaroff for ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised Pratchett's innate ability to balance the silly and the serious. Pratchett "blasts fundamentalists who resist all progress", but mostly he seems to be "having fun with words in the very British strain of absurdist humor."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sklaroff|first1=Sara|title=Raising Steam Review|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/raising-steam-by-terry-pratchett/2014/04/15/f31e67fc-be9a-11e3-b574-f8748871856a_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
-Karin L Kross for Tor.com,<ref>{{cite web|last1=L Kross|first1=Karin|title=Raising Steam Review|url=http://www.tor.com/2014/03/14/book-review-terry-pratchett-raising-steam-discworld/|website=Tor.com}}</ref> meanwhile, praised ''Raising Steam'' as "the latest transformation of a remarkable fictional world that has evolved and grown with its creator."
+Karin L Kross for [[Tor.com]] praised ''Raising Steam'' as "the latest transformation of a remarkable fictional world that has evolved and grown with its creator."<ref>{{cite web|last1=L Kross|first1=Karin|title=Raising Steam Review|url=http://www.tor.com/2014/03/14/book-review-terry-pratchett-raising-steam-discworld/|website=Tor.com|date=14 March 2014}}</ref>
-Other reviews were more critical. Far Beyond Reality<ref>{{cite web|title=Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett|url=http://farbeyondreality.com/2014/04/24/raising-steam-by-terry-pratchett/|website=Far Beyond Reality|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> finding the writing "not as crisp as it used to be" and the characters "starting to blend together", while Vox Popoli<ref>{{cite web|title=Raising Steam and the devolution of Pratchett|url=http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/02/raising-steam-and-devolution-of.html|website=Vox Popoli|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> regretted the unusual tone of dialogue with a tendency towards "speechifying".
+Far Beyond Reality was more critical and found the writing "not as crisp as it used to be" and the characters "starting to blend together".<ref>{{cite web|title=Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett|url=http://farbeyondreality.com/2014/04/24/raising-steam-by-terry-pratchett/|website=Far Beyond Reality|date=24 April 2014|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>
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Novels	The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men at Arms Soul Music Interesting Times Maskerade Feet of Clay Hogfather Jingo The Last Continent Carpe Jugulum The Fifth Elephant The Truth Thief of Time The Last Hero The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Night Watch The Wee Free Men Monstrous Regiment A Hat Full of Sky Going Postal Thud! Wintersmith Making Money Unseen Academicals I Shall Wear Midnight Snuff Raising Steam The Shepherd's Crown
Short stories	"Troll Bridge" "Theatre of Cruelty" "The Sea and Little Fishes" "Death and What Comes Next" "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" A Blink of the Screen
Other books	The Discworld Companion The Science of Discworld The Science of Discworld II: The Globe The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day The Pratchett Portfolio The Art of Discworld The Unseen University Challenge The Wyrdest Link The Streets of Ankh-Morpork The Discworld Mapp A Tourist Guide to Lancre Death's Domain Nanny Ogg's Cookbook The Discworld Almanak Where's My Cow? The Unseen University Cut Out Book The Discworld Diaries Once More* with Footnotes The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld The Folklore of Discworld The World of Poo Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch
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Characters	Tiffany Aching Death Hex Moist von Lipwig Nanny Ogg Rincewind Susan Sto Helit Lord Vetinari Sam Vimes Granny Weatherwax
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