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This is a book rumoured to be forthcoming from the prolific pen of Terry Pratchett. If it is to arrive it will no doubt continue the adventures of [[Moist von Lipwig]] who has so far - by the age of 26 - been hanged, saved the [[Post Office]], revived the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]] and reinvigorated the [[Ankh-Morpork Mint|Royal Mint]]. Taxes should be easy...
This was a rumoured Discworld novel, anticipated as a third [[Moist von Lipwig]] book, and first expected for release after {{ISWM}}. It would supposedly have involved Moist being tasked by [[Havelock Vetinari|the Patrician]] to rework [[Ankh-Morpork]]'s system of taxation. However, this was not to be; the eventual third book to feature Moist - and the penultimate book of the entire Discworld series - was announced live via Skype to ''Nullus Anxietas IV'', the Australian Discworld Convention, on 8 March, 2013 to be {{RS}}.[https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/309985622641229824?s=20&t=PPa71y8C0iH2olfUJ88Ipw] According to the official @terryandrob Twitter account, the livestream was interrupted after Terry held up the first word, leading to them clarifying: "But it's definitely not ''Raising Taxes''."[https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/309996558651359232?s=20&t=PPa71y8C0iH2olfUJ88Ipw][https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/309997708654043136?s=20&t=PPa71y8C0iH2olfUJ88Ipw][https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/309998237371207682?s=20&t=PPa71y8C0iH2olfUJ88Ipw]


When, and indeed ''if'' it will be released is at present unknown. It was expected to be the next book after {{ISWM}}, but most recently Terry has released a new [[Sam Vimes]] story, [[Book:Snuff|''Snuff'']]. The next book has been confirmed as [[Book:Raising Steam|''Raising Steam'']], and may be a replacement altogether.
Given comments made by Terry at an appearance at the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival in 2011 or 2012, this was not the only [[Book:Running Water|eventually unwritten Moist book]] he was considering.


It must be noted that, at the recent Hay-on-Wye festival, Terry noted that he was interested in a Lipwig book revolving around the logging industry, with a possible title of * [[Book:Running Water| ''Running Water'']]...
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[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Series]]
 
[[Category:Rumoured Books]]
 
[[Category:Unpublished Books]]
== Characters ==
* [[Moist von Lipwig]]
* [[Adora Belle Dearheart]]
* [[Lord Vetinari]]
* [[Rufus Drumknott]]
 
== Locations ==
*[[Ankh-Morpork]]
 
[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Series|Raising Taxes]]

Latest revision as of 04:11, 22 February 2022

This was a rumoured Discworld novel, anticipated as a third Moist von Lipwig book, and first expected for release after I Shall Wear Midnight. It would supposedly have involved Moist being tasked by the Patrician to rework Ankh-Morpork's system of taxation. However, this was not to be; the eventual third book to feature Moist - and the penultimate book of the entire Discworld series - was announced live via Skype to Nullus Anxietas IV, the Australian Discworld Convention, on 8 March, 2013 to be Raising Steam.[1] According to the official @terryandrob Twitter account, the livestream was interrupted after Terry held up the first word, leading to them clarifying: "But it's definitely not Raising Taxes."[2][3][4]

Given comments made by Terry at an appearance at the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival in 2011 or 2012, this was not the only eventually unwritten Moist book he was considering.