It's hard to review this book objectively, knowing it's the second last Discworld book that will ever be written by Pratchett. I enjoyed it, and it brings back many well-loved characters. However, it's definitely not a good place for someone new to the Discworld to start.

Raising Steam continues the Industrial Revolution theme with Moist, this time introducing the steam engine. It has a familiar feel as it's similar in many ways to the other books which have done this - treating the new technology almost like a sapient entity trying to establish itself in the Discworld, and being met with the usual mix of confusion, skepticism, and chaos. There wasn't a lot new in this book; it felt more like a comfortable visit for people who are already fans of the world, and almost a last meeting and goodbye to some of the characters we won't be seeing again with Pratchett's passing.