Reaper Man: A Discworld Novel"Engaging, surreal satire. . . nothing short of magical." —Chicago Tribune The eleventh installment in the Discworld fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett — in which Death has been fired by the Auditors of Reality, and Ankh-Morpork's undead and underemployed set off to find him. They say there are only two things you can count on. But that was before Death started pondering the existential. Of course, the last thing anyone needs is a squeamish Grim Reaper and soon his Discworld bosses have sent him off with best wishes and a well-earned gold watch. Now Death is having the time of his life, finding greener pastures where he can put his scythe to a whole new use. But like every cutback in an important public service, Death's demise soon leads to chaos and unrest—literally, for those whose time was supposed to be up, like Windle Poons. The oldest geezer in the entire faculty of Unseen University—home of magic, wizardry, and big dinners—Windle was looking forward to a wonderful afterlife, not this boring been-there-done-that routine. To get the fresh start he deserves, Windle and the rest of Ankh-Morpork's undead and underemployed set off to find Death and save the world for the living(and everybody else, of course). The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Reaper Man is the second book in the Death series. The Death collection includes:
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... Archchancellor now. Mmm. They must think he was daft. Where was that damn tinder box?Fingers . . . you used to get proper fingers in the old days . . . Someone pulled the covers off a lantern. Someone else pushed REAPER MAN 13.
... Archchancellor banged on a table with a spoon. “Brothers—” he began, when there was something approaching silence. This prompted a loud and ragged chorus of cheering. “—As you all know we are here tonight to mark the, ah, retirement ...
... Archchancellor's convoluted anecdote wound jerkily to its close. The assembled wizards laughed dutifully, and then tried to work out the joke. The Bursar looked surreptitiously at his watch. It was now twenty minutes past nine. Windle ...
... Archchancellor stepped forward. “'Bye, then, Windle,” he said, shaking the old man's parchment-like hand. “The old place won't seem the same without you.” “Don't know how we'll manage,” said the Bursar, thankfully. “Good luck in the ...
... Archchancellor. Windle Poons nodded amiably. He hadn't heard what they were saying. He nodded on general principles. The wizards, as one man, faced the door. The hatch under the 12 snapped up again. “Bingbing bong bing,” said the demon ...
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