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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... Death, unhooking Binky's bridle. “But you don't seem worried! You're really going to die?” YES. IT WILL BE A GREAT ADVENTURE. “It will? You're not afraid?” I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO BE AFRAID. “I could show you, if you like,” Albert ventured ...
... Death mounted his horse. IAM GOING TO SPEND IT. The party was in full swing. The banner with the legend “Goodebye Windle 130 Gloriouse Years” was drooping a bit in the heat. Things were getting to the point where there was nothing to ...
... death probably had a certain attraction. You probably became quite interested in finding out what happened next. The Archchancellor's convoluted anecdote wound jerkily to its close. The assembled wizards laughed dutifully, and then ...
... Death. And when a wizard dies, Death arrives in person to usher him into the Beyond. The 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 ...
... Death himself turns up for the death of a wiz—” “Perhaps He was busy,” said the Bursar hurriedly. “That's right,” said the Dean. “Bit of a serious flu epidemic over Quirm way, I'm told.” “Quite a storm last night, too. Lots of ...
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