Mort
Book 4 of Discworld
Language: English
Apprentices Death (Fictitious character : Pratchett) Discworld English Fantasy Fantasy - Series Fantasy Fiction Fantasy:Humour Fiction Fiction - Fantasy General Speculative Fiction Wizards
Publisher: Corgi
Published: Feb 5, 1988
Description:
SUMMARY: Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestseller in England, where they have catapulted him into the highest echelons of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.In this Discworld installment, Death comes to Mort with an offer he can't refuse -- especially since being, well, dead isn't compulsory. As Death's apprentice, he'll have free board and lodging, use of the company horse, and he won't need time off for family funerals. The position is everything Mort thought he'd ever wanted, until he discovers that this perfect job can be a killer on his love life.Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestseller in England, where they have catapulted him into the highest echelons of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.
In this Discworld installment, Death comes to Mort with an offer he can't refuse -- especially since being, well, dead isn't compulsory.As Death's apprentice, he'll have free board and lodging, use of the company horse, and he won't need time off for family funerals. The position is everything Mort thought he'd ever wanted, until he discovers that this perfect job can be a killer on his love life.
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Review
"Consistently, inventively mad...wild and wonderful!" -- -- Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine**
"Discworld takes the classic fantasy universe through its logical, and comic evolution." -- -- Cleveland Plain Dealer**
"Unadulterated fun...Witty, frequently hilarious." -- -- San Francisco Chronicle**
From the Publisher
"A sequence of unalloyed delight"
-The Guardian