Making Money - the next discworld

[Allegra]

According to wikipedia, the next discworld book will be Making Money, confirmed recently by Pratchett as the book he's begun writing as of the completion of Wintersmith. And here is the exciting part - it'll be the second novel featuring Moist von Lipwig (Going Postal).

 

[Joel007]

Oooh, exciting I liked Albert Spangler quite a bit. Amazing how pTerry (chris has got me calling him that now) can write such good books one every 6 months.

 

[geordie bob]

Is there any news as to when this book will be available to buy?

 

[Joel007]

: The Discworld Novels: (34/ 3 more not yet published)
1. The Colour Of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic
3. Equal Rites
4. Mort
5. Sourcery
6. Wyrd Sisters
7. Pyramids
8. Guards! Guards!
9. Eric
(with Josh Kirby)
10. Moving Pictures
11. Reaper Man
12. Witches Abroad
13. Small Gods
14. Lords And Ladies
15. Men At Arms
16. Soul Music
17. Interesting Times
18. Maskerade
19. Feet Of Clay
20. Hogfather
21. Jingo
22. The Last Continent
23. Carpe Jugulum
24. The Fifth Elephant
25. The Truth
26. Thief Of Time
27. The Last Hero
(with Paul Kidby)
28. The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents
("Children's" Book Based On Discworld)
29. Night Watch
30. The Wee Free Men
("Children's" Book Based On Discworld)
31. Monstrous Regiment
32. A Hat Full Of Sky
("Children's" Book Based On Discworld)
33. Going Postal
34. Thud
35. Wintersmith (Release date: September 28th, 2006)
36. Making Money (Release date: Expected 2007)
37. I Shall Wear Midnight (Release date: unknown)


B: Maps: (4)
1. The Streets Of Ankh-Morpork
(with Stephen Briggs)
2. The Discworld Mapp
(with Stephen Briggs)
3. Death’s Domain
(with Paul Kidby)
4. A Tourist Guide To Lancre
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)


C: Diaries/ Almanaks: (7/ 1 more not yet published)
1. 1998: The Discworld’s Unseen University
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)
2. 1999: The Discworld’s Ankh-Morpork City Watch
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)
3. 2000: The Discworld Assassin’s Guild
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)
4. 2001: The Discworld Fools’ Guild
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)
5. 2002: The Discworld Thieves’ Guild
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)
6. 2003: The Discworld (Reformed) Vampyres’
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)
7. The Discworld Almanak for the Common Year 2005
(with Bernard Pearson)
8. The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook: Discworld Diary 2007 (Release date: July 20th, 2006)
(with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby)


D: Children’s Books: (8)
1. Truckers
(Part 1 of The Bromeliad Trilogy)
2. Diggers
(Part 2 of The Bromeliad Trilogy)
3. Wings
(Part 3 of The Bromeliad Trilogy)
4. Only You Can Save Mankind
(Part 1 of The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy)
5. Only You Can Save Mankind (2005 US Edition)
(Note: The 2005 US edition had an introduction by the author. The novel itself contains some minor changes to better suit the US culture)
6. Johnny And The Dead
(Part 2 of The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy)
7. Johnny And The Bomb
(Part 3 of The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy)
8. Where's My Cow?
(Discworld related, this is a 14 page illustrated book for young children; coincided with the release of the novel Thud!)

 

[Allegra]

Haven't seen any news about the date. My guess is sometime late next year.

 

[Allegra]

Hey Joe, where did you get the '37. I Shall Wear Midnight'? Is it going to be a city watch?

 

[geordie bob]

Thanks cant wait,Going postal was fantastic

 

[Joel007]

I think "I shall wear midnight" is a Tiffany book, although I'm not sure. In A Hat Full of Sky she said "When I'm old, I shall wear midnight".
Otherwise I'd expect it to be a witches book.

 

[Allegra]

Oh I wish it'd be a witches book. I miss the witches...

 

[Joel007]

Have you read the tiffany books? granny (and nanny, once) show up.

 

[Allegra]

I've bought them all but read none. Time is my biggest enemy.

 

[geordie bob]

I beleive its The Wee Free Men where the withches turn up

I hadnt heard of wintersmith will have to get myself to the library!

 

[Joel007]

carry a book on you at all times. amazing how much fun you can have reading in a queue
the only problem is when you lose yourself in a book and something happens that you're unaware of. (don't cross the road while reading, for example).

Granny is in all the Aching books so far: Wee Free Men, Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith

anyway, back on track... Who likes making money?!

 

[bruno-1012]

You missed The Carpet People, Strata and Dark Side of the Sun from your list of books

Speaking as a pedant of course....

 

[Joel007]

I only pasted half the list.

 

[bruno-1012]

So I see...sorry

 

[Sibeling]

Judging from what happened at the end of Going Postal, I suppose it will be about how Moist von Lipwig introduces paper money in Ankh Morpork. I can't wait!!

 

[Thadlerian]

Looking forward to another Ankh-Morpork book. AM is developing; it's becoming a modern city, like our cities today, but still very different: Dwarves and Trolls instead of an immigrant lower class, clacks instead of telephone/telegraph (we used to have them too, but there was no need for them to develop), magic instead of... uh, everything else

It's becoming more and more a mirror image to our own societies, but still so different you can enjoy the Fantasy feeling, the sense of wonder.

 

[RJhayes]

also i've heard there is gonig to be a book called Nation, A country of One

 

[RJhayes]

Pratchett has occasionally hinted at other possible future Discworld novels. These include I Shall Wear Midnight, a Tiffany Aching book hinted at in The Art of Discworld, Nation (about a nation consisting of one person - From Orange Word interview), Unseen Academicals (about football at the Unseen University - From an Alternative Nation interview.) and Scouting for Trolls (mentioned in an interview with Alternative Nation ) the title of which would parody Scouting for Boys