Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this. The first book in the Discworld series- The Colour of Magic-was published in 1983.

‘ALWAYS PUSH YOUR LUCK BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WOULD PUSH IT FOR YOU’īut there’s new technology to compete against and an evil chairman who will stop at nothing to delay Ankh-Morpork’s post for good…. The man going to be hanged had been named Moist von Lipwig by doting if unwise parents, but he was not going to embarrass. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy ( Love Actually Pirates of the Caribbean Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz ( Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death.

This audiobook is narrated by Richard Coyle, who starred as Moist von Lipwig in the television adaptation of Going Postal. Going Postal is the first book in the Moist von Lipwig series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. ‘One of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention’ The Times Who happens to be very attractive, in an ‘entire womanful of anger’ kind of way.īut there’s new technology to compete against and an evil chairman who will stop at nothing to delay Ankh-Morpork’s post for good. To save his skin, Moist will need to restore the postal service to its former glory, with the help of tough talking activist Adora Belle Dearheart. The Post Office is down on its luck: beset by mountains of undelivered mail, eccentric employees, and a dangerous secret order. It’s a tough decision, but he’s already survived one hanging and isn’t in the mood to try it again. Imprisoned in Ankh-Morpork, con artist Moist von Lipwig is offered a choice: to be executed or to accept a job as the city’s Postmaster General. ‘Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.’

Terry pratchett on going postal