The release date for the English version of 'Thief of Time' by
Terry Pratchett is Jan 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
One resource is time. All agree that it has to be controlled.
The Monks of History are responsible for storing and pumping time from wasteful locations (such as underwater; after all, how much time does a codfish need?) to time-constant areas like cities on Discworld.
However, Lu Tze and his apprentice Lobsang Ludd find themselves in a race against time as they build the first genuinely accurate clock in history. because time will be stopped. And that's just going to be the beginning of issues for everyone.
Along with a full supporting cast of heroes, villains, martial artists, yetis, and Ronnie, the fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse (who departed before they became renowned), "Thief of Time" has it all.