Raising Steam
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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
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| Cover artist | Paul Kidby |
| Language | English |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 7 November 2013 (18 Mar 2014, U.S.) |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-0-85752-227-6 |
| Preceded by | Snuff |
| Followed by | The Shepherd's Crown |
Raising Steam is the 40th Discworld novel, written by Terry Pratchett. It was the penultimate one, published before his death in 2015. Originally due to be published on 24 October 2013, it was pushed back to 7 November 2013 (and March 18, 2014 in the U.S.). It stars Moist von Lipwig, and features the introduction of locomotives to the Discworld (a concept mentioned already in Death's Domain), and introduces Dick Simnel as a new character.
The cover of the novel was exclusively revealed on Pratchett's Facebook page on 6 August 2013.
An update to Pratchett's website late October 2013 revealed that characters include Harry King, Moist von Lipwig, Adora Belle Dearheart, Sgt Fred Colon, and others.