“Making Money” is a good-natured Discworld comedy about Moist von Lipwig, the Ankh-Morpork mint and the arrival of paper money. It has the series’ usual wit, yet some readers find it less lively than his first outing or wish it spent more time on the actual business of inventing banknotes. It works best as a second helping for those who already like the character.

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About the book

Making Money is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, part of his Discworld series, first published in the UK on 20 September 2007. It is the second novel featuring Moist von Lipwig, and involves the Ankh-Morpork mint and specifically the introduction of paper money to the city. The novel won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2008, and was nominated for the Nebula Award the same year.

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The sources average 8.5 across 463 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 76% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 8.4 comes out.