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Going Postal


Synopsis


A beautiful new hardback edition of the classic Discworld novel.

Moist von Lipwig is a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet.

It was a tough decision.

But he's got to see that the mail gets though, come rain, hail, sleet, dogs, the Post Office Workers Friendly and Benevolent Society, the evil chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company, and a midnight killer.

Getting a date with Adora Bell Dearheart would be nice, too.

Terry Pratchett

Summary

Chapter 1: The Outsider
* Introduction of Moist von Lipwig, a cunning con artist who is banished to the impoverished city of Ankh-Morpork.
* Lipwig is tasked with the nearly impossible job of revamping the city's failing postal service, the Post Office.

Chapter 2: The Post Office
* Lipwig encounters the eccentric and incompetent staff of the Post Office, including the incompetent postmaster, Mr. Groat.
* Lipwig realizes the postal system is hopelessly outdated and inefficient, with a backlog of undelivered letters dating back decades.

Chapter 3: The New Regime
* Lipwig fires Groat and takes over as postmaster.
* He implements innovative reforms, such as a new sorting system, improved delivery routes, and the introduction of stamps.
* Lipwig also recruits a diverse cast of characters to help him, including Stanley the vampire and Reacher Gilt, a skilled counterfeiter.

Chapter 4: The Postal Wars
* The Grand Trunk Clacks, a rival postal service, attempts to sabotage Lipwig's efforts.
* Lipwig and his team fight back, using their cunning and ingenuity to outwit the Clacks.
* They establish a secret underground postal network, hiding messages in rats and pigeons.

Chapter 5: The Stamp Scandal
* Lipwig introduces postage stamps, which are initially met with resistance.
* However, he cunningly uses a mix of marketing and forgery to create a demand for the stamps.
* Lipwig's postal service becomes a booming business, earning him both wealth and respect.

Chapter 6: The Mastermind
* Lipwig unravels a conspiracy behind the postal sabotage.
* He discovers that the Grand Trunk Clacks is being manipulated by a shadowy figure known as Reacher Gilt.
* Lipwig confronts Gilt and reveals his true identity as the master counterfeiter responsible for flooding the city with fake stamps.

Chapter 7: The Showdown
* Lipwig and his team launch a final assault on the Clacks headquarters.
* They expose Gilt's counterfeiting operation and expose the conspiracy.
* The Clacks are destroyed, and Lipwig's postal service emerges victorious.

Chapter 8: The Aftermath
* Ankh-Morpork's postal service undergoes a remarkable transformation, becoming the most efficient and reliable in all of Discworld.
* Lipwig is hailed a hero, and the city experiences a newfound prosperity.
* The story concludes with Lipwig reflecting on the importance of communication and the power of innovation.