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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... voice that would have been even chillier if it was not already at absolute zero, No. One said, Sorry. Just my little joke. One said, Besides, sometimes he wonders about his job. Such speculation is dangerous. One said, No argument there ...
... voice was beseeching. Death pulled off the towel and stood up. COME WITH ME. “But you're Death, master,” said Albert, running crab-legged after the tall figure as it led the way out into the hall and down the passage to the stable ...
... salad?” he said, in the loud deliberate voice used for talking to imbeciles and old people. Windle cupped a trembling hand to his ear. “What? What?” “More! salad! Windle?” “No, thank you.” “Another sausage, P 18 TERRY RATCHETT.
... voice trembling with mad cheerfulness. “Don't worry. I'm quite looking forward to it, to tell the truth.” He clapped his hands, spiritual hands, and rubbed them together with forced enthusiasm. “Get a move on. Some of us have got new ...
... voices suggested that one of the University's four daily meals was in progress. He wondered whether you were allowed to eat when you were dead. Probably not, he thought. And could he eat, anyway? It wasn't that he wasn't hungry. It was ...
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