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{{Book Data
{{Book Data
|title=Raising Steam
|title=Raising Steam
|cover=
|cover=[[File:RaisingSteam.jpg|240px|Cover art by Paul Kidby]]
[[File:RaisingSteam.jpg|240px|Cover art by Paul Kidby]]
|coauthors=no
|illustrator=Paul Kidby
|illustrator=[[Paul Kidby]]
|date=7 Nov, 2013
|date=7 Nov, 2013
|publisher=Doubleday
|publisher=Doubleday
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|series=Ankh-Morpork Books
|series=Ankh-Morpork Books
|characters=[[Moist von Lipwig]]
|characters=[[Moist von Lipwig]]
|annotations=
|annotations=yes
|notes=The fortieth Discworld novel
|notes=The fortieth Discworld novel
}}
}}
==Blurb==
==Blurb==
To the consternation of the patrician, [[Lord Vetinari]], a new invention has arrived in [[Ankh-Morpork]] - a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all of the elements: earth, air, fire and water. This being Ankh-Morpork, it's soon drawing astonished crowds, some of whom caught the zeitgeist early and arrive armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear.
'''Raising Steam''' Takes place 8 years after [[The Fifth Elephant]]. To the consternation of the patrician, [[Lord Vetinari]], a new invention has arrived in [[Ankh-Morpork]] - a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all of the elements: earth, air, fire and water. This being Ankh-Morpork, it's soon drawing astonished crowds, some of whom caught the zeitgeist early and arrive armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear.
[[Moist von Lipwig]] is not a man who enjoys hard work - as master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank his input is, of course, vital... but largely dependent on words, which are fortunately not very heavy and don't always need greasing. However, he does enjoy being alive, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse...
[[Moist von Lipwig]] is not a man who enjoys hard work - as master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank his input is, of course, vital... but largely dependent on words, which are fortunately not very heavy and don't always need greasing. However, he does enjoy being alive, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse...
Steam is rising over Discworld, driven by Mister Simnel, the man wi' t'flat cap and sliding rule who has an interesting arrangement with the sine and cosine. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a fat controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs and some very angry dwarfs if he's going to stop it all going off the rails...
Steam is rising over Discworld, driven by Mister Simnel, the man wi' t'flat cap and sliding rule who has an interesting arrangement with the sine and cosine. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a fat controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs and some very angry dwarfs if he's going to stop it all going off the rails...


'''Quote'''
'''Quote'''
''The villains of the storybook had found their place in society, at last. All it needed was technology''.
''The villains of the storybook had found their place in society, at last. All it needed was technology''.


==Characters==
==Characters==
*'''Major characters'''
*'''Major Characters'''
**[[Adora Belle Dearheart|Adora Belle von Lipwig]]
**[[Ardent]]
**[[Ardent]]
**[[Moist von Lipwig]]
**[[Moist von Lipwig]]
**[[Low King Rhys]]
**[[Rhys Rhysson|Low King Rhys]]
**[[Havelock Vetinari]]
**[[Havelock Vetinari]]
**[[Ned Simnel]] (deceased)
**[[Dick Simnel]]  
** Young [[Dick Simnel]] keeping the flame alive. Literally so.
**[[Of the Twilight the Darkness]]
**[[Harry King]]
**[[Samuel Vimes]]
**[[Iron Girder]]


*'''Minor characters''
*'''Minor Characters'''
**[[Albrecht Albrechtson]]
**[[Bashfull Bashfullsson]]
**[[Bedwyr Beddsson]]
**[[Bedwyr Beddsson]]
** [[Cedric]]
**[[Cedric]]
**[[CMOT Dibbler]]
**[[CMOT Dibbler]]
**[[Fflergant]]
**[[Fflergant]]
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**[[Elsie Simnel]]
**[[Elsie Simnel]]
** Mr [[Thunderbolt]]
** Mr [[Thunderbolt]]
**[[Stoker Blake]]
**[[Aeron]]
**[[Effie King]]
**[[Detritus]]
**[[Bluejohn]]
**[[Drumknott]]
**[[Angua]]
**[[Lady Margolotta]]
**[[Crossly]]


*'''Cameos & Mentions'''
**[[Nanny Ogg]]
**[[Ned Simnel]] (deceased)
**[[Crisp]]
**[[Mrs Crossly]]
**[[Crackle]]
**[[Dopey Docson]]


==Interesting Additional Features==
The Doubleday hardback features an expanded two page map of the Central Sea region on pp8-9, (or at least of its Hubwards side), which provides a lot of interesting detail as to locations of places previously only hinted at or else vaguely located. The map covers the region [[Quirm]]-[[Ankh-Morpork]] - [[Scrote]] - [[Überwald]] - [[Lancre]] with [[The Chalk]], [[Sheepridge]] and the [[Octarine Grass Country]] shading in. No indication of scale is given, save for the incidental detail in the text that the completed railway line from Ankh-Morpork to Überwald is 1,200 miles long.


*'''Interesting Additional Feature'''
The Doubleday hardback special edition exclusive to the retailer WHSmith contained an additional extra short story [[Short Story:Humphrey Newt's Thunderbolt Carriage|''Humphrey Newt's Thunderbolt Carriage'']].
* The Doubleday hardback features an expanded two page map of the Central Sea region on pp8-9, (or at least of its Hubwards side), which provides a lot of interesting detail as to locations of places previously only hinted at or else vaguely located. The map covers the region [[Quirm]]-[[Ankh-Morpork]] - [[Scrote]] - [[Überwald]] - [[Lancre]] with [[The Chalk]], [[Sheepridge]] and the [[Octarine Grass Country]] shading in. No indication of scale is given, dsave for the incidental detail in the text that the completed railway line from Ankh-Morpork to Überwald is 1,200 miles long.


This book had two [[Deleted Scenes|deleted scenes]] cut from it called 'The Skeleton in the Cavern' and 'Counterblast.' These were reprinted in the convention exclusive [[Book:Terry Pratchett's Folio|''Terry Pratchett's Folio'']].


==Gallery==
{|
|-
| valign="top" | [[File:RaisingSteam.jpg|thumb|120px|First Edition Cover by [[Paul Kidby]]]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Proof.jpg|thumb|130px|Book Proof]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Proof2.jpg|thumb|120px|Book Proof-US]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Slip.jpg|thumb|110px|Collectors Edition Slipcase]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Ltd.jpg|thumb|130px|Limited Edition with bookmark]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS WHSmith.jpg|thumb|110px|WHSmith exclusive edition]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Orange.jpg|thumb|160px|Independent retailer edition]]
|}
{|
|-
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Black.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS CD.jpg|thumb|130px|Audio CD]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS US.jpg|thumb|110px|US Cover]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS Kidby.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback by [[Paul Kidby]]]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS CL.jpg|thumb|110px|Collectors Library Edition]]
| valign="top" | [[File:RS 2023.jpg|thumb|110px|2023 Paperback]]
|}


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Raising Steam
Cover art by Paul Kidby
Co-author(s) no
Illustrator(s) Paul Kidby
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date 7 Nov, 2013
ISBN 0857522272
Pages 384
RRP £20.00
Main characters Moist von Lipwig
Series Ankh-Morpork Books
Annotations View
Notes The fortieth Discworld novel
All data relates to the first UK edition.

Blurb

Raising Steam Takes place 8 years after The Fifth Elephant. To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork - a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all of the elements: earth, air, fire and water. This being Ankh-Morpork, it's soon drawing astonished crowds, some of whom caught the zeitgeist early and arrive armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear. Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work - as master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank his input is, of course, vital... but largely dependent on words, which are fortunately not very heavy and don't always need greasing. However, he does enjoy being alive, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse... Steam is rising over Discworld, driven by Mister Simnel, the man wi' t'flat cap and sliding rule who has an interesting arrangement with the sine and cosine. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a fat controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs and some very angry dwarfs if he's going to stop it all going off the rails...

Quote The villains of the storybook had found their place in society, at last. All it needed was technology.

Characters

Interesting Additional Features

The Doubleday hardback features an expanded two page map of the Central Sea region on pp8-9, (or at least of its Hubwards side), which provides a lot of interesting detail as to locations of places previously only hinted at or else vaguely located. The map covers the region Quirm-Ankh-Morpork - Scrote - Überwald - Lancre with The Chalk, Sheepridge and the Octarine Grass Country shading in. No indication of scale is given, save for the incidental detail in the text that the completed railway line from Ankh-Morpork to Überwald is 1,200 miles long.

The Doubleday hardback special edition exclusive to the retailer WHSmith contained an additional extra short story Humphrey Newt's Thunderbolt Carriage.

This book had two deleted scenes cut from it called 'The Skeleton in the Cavern' and 'Counterblast.' These were reprinted in the convention exclusive Terry Pratchett's Folio.

Gallery

First Edition Cover by Paul Kidby
Book Proof
Book Proof-US
Collectors Edition Slipcase
Limited Edition with bookmark
WHSmith exclusive edition
Independent retailer edition
Paperback
Audio CD
US Cover
Paperback by Paul Kidby
Collectors Library Edition
2023 Paperback


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