AuthorTerry Pratchett
NarratorRichard Coyle, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
SeriesDiscworld, Book 40
Duration13h 57m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Humour and Comedy
PublisherTransworld
VersionUnabridged
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The audiobook of Raising Steam is narrated by Richard Coyle, who starred as Moist von Lipwig in the television adaptation of Going Postal. 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. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.
'THE WORLD LIVES BETWEEN THOSE WHO SAY IT CANNOT BE DONE AND THOSE WHO SAY THAT IT CAN . . . IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THINKING CREATIVELY.'
Moist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. As head of the Royal Bank and Post Office of Ankh-Morpork, he doesn't really want or need another job. But when the Patrician Lord Vetinari gives you a task, you do it or suffer the consequences. In Moist's case, death.
A brand-new invention has come to the city: a steam locomotive named Iron Girder, to be precise. With the railway's introduction and rapid expansion, Vetinari enlists Moist to represent the government and keep things on track.
But as with all new technology, some people have objections, and Moist will have to use every trick in his arsenal to keep the trains running...
The first book in the Discworld series-The Colour of Magic-was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.
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Discworld Series Book 19: Feet of Clay
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Nigel Planer
SeriesDiscworld, Book 19
Duration 9h 38m
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Discworld Series Book 30: The Wee Free Men
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Stephen Briggs
SeriesDiscworld, Book 30
Duration 7h 14m
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Discworld Series Book 24: The Fifth Elephant
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Stephen Briggs
SeriesDiscworld, Book 24
Duration 10h 47m
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Discworld Series Book 14: Lords and Ladies
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Nigel Planer
SeriesDiscworld, Book 14
Duration 8h 59m
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Discworld Series Book 26: Thief of Time
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Stephen Briggs
SeriesDiscworld, Book 26
Duration 10h 51m
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Discworld Series Book 20: Hogfather
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Nigel Planer
SeriesDiscworld, Book 20
Duration 9h 47m
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Discworld Series Book 16: Soul Music
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Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Nigel Planer
SeriesDiscworld, Book 16
Duration 10h 8m
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Discworld Series Book 17: Interesting Times
Author: Terry Pratchett
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Nigel Planer
SeriesDiscworld, Book 17
Duration 10h 1m
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Discworld Series Book 32: A Hat Full of Sky
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Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Stephen Briggs
SeriesDiscworld, Book 32
Duration 7h 45m
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Discworld Series Book 35: Wintersmith
Author: Terry Pratchett
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Narrator Stephen Briggs
SeriesDiscworld, Book 35
Duration 8h 1m
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