A New Book Changes Reading Plans

I discovered that the new Terry Pratchett book had arrived yesterday. So, I snagged it off the shelf and brought it home after a very long day at work. I started reading it immediately, but paced myself. I read only the first chapter to get me into the book, but since I so look forward to the publication of Pratchett's books, I want to savor it as well. This is a Discworld novel. For those of you who don't know what that means, I pity you. Pratchett has created a fantastical world inhabited by dwarfs, vampires, witches, wizards, death (as a character), etc. all inhabiting Discworld -- a flat plant that makes its way across the universe on the back of a giant turtle who stands on 4 (or 5) elephants. His characters and situations, however, mirror the world we inhabit and our foibles. Pratchett works are overlooked sometimes because of the fantastical species that form the fabric out of which he weaves his satire. He is, in my opinion, one of the great satirist of our time and deserves to be read more widely. Not only are his insights keen, he is one of the funniest authors you will find -- in the Monty Python school of absurdity. Anyway, the new book is called, "Making Money". The protagonist is Moist Von Lipwig, who in a previous book revamped the postal system of Anhk-Morpork and has now been asked to take over the mint, hence the title, "Making Money". Having a new Terry Pratchett book to read on a weekend with beautiful Fall weather in the forecast and a Badgers game and a Packers game to look forward --- life can't get much better than this!