![]() Harry promises Dick sufficient investment to make the railway a success. ![]() He brings his invention to Ankh-Morpork where it catches the interest of Sir Harry King, a millionaire businessman who has made his fortune in the waste and sanitation industry, as he wishes to create a legacy disassociated from the source of his wealth. Plot synopsis ĭick Simnel, a young self-taught engineer from Sto Lat (and whose father, Ned Simnel, appeared in Reaper Man), has invented a steam locomotive. Īn update to Pratchett's website late October 2013 revealed that characters include Harry King, Moist von Lipwig, Adora Belle Dearheart and Sgt Fred Colon amongst others. The cover of the novel was exclusively revealed on Pratchett's Facebook page on 6 August 2013. It stars Moist von Lipwig, and features the introduction of locomotives to the Discworld (a concept mentioned already in Death's Domain), and an entirely new character. Originally due to be published on 24 October 2013, it was pushed back to 7 November 2013 (and Main the U.S.). It was the penultimate one, published before his death in 2015. ![]() ![]() Raising Steam is the 40th Discworld novel, written by Terry Pratchett. ![]()
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