Reaper Man: A Discworld World"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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... Windle Poons, oldest wizard in the entire faculty of Unseen University— —home of magic, wizardry and big dinners— —was also going to die. He knew it, in a frail and shaky sort of way. Of course, he mused, as he wheeled his wheelchair ...
... Windle Poons sat with a huge glass of rum and a funny hat on his head. He was almost in tears. “A genuine Going-Away party!” he kept muttering. “Haven't had one of them since old 'Scratcher' Hocksole Went Away,” the capital letters fell ...
... Windle?” “No, thank you.” “Another sausage, then?” “What?” “Sausage!” “They give me terrible gas all night,” said Windle ... Poons Hys Dyary. A piece of bacon rind marked today's date. Under Things to Do, a crabbed hand had written: Die. The ...
... Windle Poons. The Bursar felt it was up to him to make polite conversation. He surveyed possible topics. They all presented problems. Windle Poons helped him out. “I'm thinking of coming back as a woman,” he said conversationally. The ...
... Windle's gnarled ear. “Isn't there rather a lot of,” he struck out aimlessly, “washing things? And making beds and ... Poons. You know, seeing old Windle sitting here tonight puts me in mind, as luck would have it, of the story of the ...
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