Reacher Gilt.īut it says on the building neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night.Inspiring words (admittedly, some of the bronze letters have been stolen), and for once in his wretched life Moist is going to fight. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, money-hungry Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical head, Mr. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may be a near-impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office building and with only a few creaky old postmen and one rather unstable, pin-obsessed youth available to deliver it. Since his only other option is a nonliving one, Moist accepts the position and the hulking golem watchdog who comes along with it, just in case Moist was considering abandoning his responsibilities prematurely. Instead, it's Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork, who promptly offers him a job as Postmaster. GOING POSTAL by Terry Pratchett - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK2004 NY:HarperCollins First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dustjacket, signed by author.Īrch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck, dropping through a trapdoor, and falling into.a government job?īy all rights, Moist should have met his maker.
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