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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... Bursar shook his head. Someone's grandad in false whiskers, of course. Some jolly old boy with a sack of toys, stamping the snow off his boots. Someone who gave you something. Whereas tonight ... Of course, old Windle probably felt ...
... Bursar wondered why this was considered a plus— “Don't know what you're all looking at,” said Windle, cheerfully. The Bursar opened his watch. The hatch under the 12 snapped up. “Can you knockitoff with all this shaking around ...
... Bursar, jolted. “Half past nine,” said the demon. The wizards turned to Windle Poons. They looked faintly accusing. “What're you all looking at?” he said. The seconds hand on the watch squeaked onward. “How are you feeling?” said the ...
... Bursar. “No. Late.” “Hold on. Hold on,” said the Archchancellor. “This isn't right, you know. According to tradition, Death himself turns up for the death of a wiz—” “Perhaps He was busy,” said the Bursar hurriedly. “That's right,” said ...
... Bursar, of course. He didn't eat much, but lived on his nerves. He was certain he was anorectic, because every time ... Bursar's unfortunate fate to be sitting REAPER MAN 31.
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