NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT...
- Thread starter Bouncy Castle
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It was specifically said that it was not the Moist taxation book. Also, RS has a new main character, so even if it mentions Moist, he won't be the protagonist.
They definitely will have to tax something; Vetinari wants to build the Undertaking. However, they have the Device to power the Undertaking, and either way, it would be silly for the city to tax something the city will operate. Steam has been in use already to heat UU. What else could steam be used for? Maybe a railway outside the city; it would complete for long distance hauling but there would still be short haul work for the traditional methods so it wouldn't put large numbers of people out of work. A Stanley Steamer type of vehicle might compete; they were marvelous things.
They definitely will have to tax something; Vetinari wants to build the Undertaking. However, they have the Device to power the Undertaking, and either way, it would be silly for the city to tax something the city will operate. Steam has been in use already to heat UU. What else could steam be used for? Maybe a railway outside the city; it would complete for long distance hauling but there would still be short haul work for the traditional methods so it wouldn't put large numbers of people out of work. A Stanley Steamer type of vehicle might compete; they were marvelous things.
One would think that Moist has to be somewhere in it. Or, perhaps Adorabelle might be new main character (since she was pretty resourceful, is theoretically still the inheritor of the Gran Trunk, assuming it was sold back to her family after the events of Going Postal). I would imagine that Harry King would be someone involved as well, and it would be nice to see him more narrative time.
One must assume that this takes place on or around the same time as Snuff, which is five or so years after the events of Thud (and probably 3-4 years after Unseen Academicals), since it would be strange for this to be taking place before the Snuff time period.
All I hope is that Pterry somehow doesn't write this in the overwritten Victorian novel style of Snuff and Dodger.
One must assume that this takes place on or around the same time as Snuff, which is five or so years after the events of Thud (and probably 3-4 years after Unseen Academicals), since it would be strange for this to be taking place before the Snuff time period.
All I hope is that Pterry somehow doesn't write this in the overwritten Victorian novel style of Snuff and Dodger.
The Moist books are in the 'Victorian' era (or should that be Vetinarian? 
) - both GP & Making Money certainly have shades of entrepreneur capitalists in stovepipe hats that'd suit an industrial revolution on the scale of the railroads.
I agree with Jeff on the style of novel though - we've had enough of Dickens does Discworld now
) - both GP & Making Money certainly have shades of entrepreneur capitalists in stovepipe hats that'd suit an industrial revolution on the scale of the railroads.I agree with Jeff on the style of novel though - we've had enough of Dickens does Discworld now
Who's Wee Dug said:
Yes we want to get back to the real Discworld in Ankh-Morpork, which was based on the model of ye olde London town.
