Sadly, this could very well be the last Discworld novel. If nothing else, reading this book proved to me just how much room there is in this setting for more stories.
This book continues on from Going Postal, with the ex-fraudster Moist now bored with his position has Postmaster General. Lord Vetinari transfers Moist from the Post Office to the Royal Bank, to sort things out there.
This is where the story went elsewhere from my expectations. I had thought I would read a similar story to Going Postal, except set in a bank. In Going Postal, developments over decades in post offices here were compressed into just a few days. All high-energy fun. There’s nothing really similar here. Moist’s first big idea has barely gotten going by the time the story ends.
In many ways Making Money is more about Vetinari than about Moist. Who is this man who can exercise such effective control over a vast city like Ankh-Morpork, and how does he do it?
Making Money is another enjoyable Discworld book, but on balance one of the lighter ones. The tension of Thud! is absent here, likewise the drama of Wintersmith. An enjoyable read, but unlikely to make anyone’s ‘top 3 Discworld novels’ list.
