Making Money

Making Money is a Discworld novel that returns to Moist von Lipwig, the charming former con artist first seen in Going Postal. This time, instead of reviving the post office, Moist is pushed into taking over the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork, which is in serious trouble and badly in need of new management. It is the second Moist von Lipwig book, though the premise is easy to follow on its own. The appeal lies partly in the mismatch: Moist is inventive, slippery, and brilliant at reading people, but banking is a different kind of system, with older powers and deeper interests at work behind it.

What readers can expect is a fast-moving comic fantasy about money, trust, image, and control, all handled with Pratchett’s usual wit. The setting stays rooted in the bustling civic life of Ankh-Morpork, but the conflict turns on institutions rather than battles or quests, which gives the book a distinctive energy. It is funny and playful on the surface, yet there is real tension underneath as Moist’s reforms begin to threaten people who benefit from keeping the system exactly as it is.

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