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Loading... Reaper Man (original 1991; edition 2002)by Terry Pratchett
Work detailsReaper Man by Terry Pratchett (1991)
None. Death never wore a crown, he never wanted to rule! (  ) Chris.Graham | Apr 5, 2013 |  My second Discworld book. I really liked this one, maybe even more than Mort. Death is rapidly becoming one of my favorite character, and Windle Poons was also great. Full of snark but unexpectedly heartwarming in a way satire is usually not, this was a lovely read. (  ) maureene87 | Apr 4, 2013 | My second Discworld book. I really liked this one, maybe even more than Mort. Death is rapidly becoming one of my favorite character, and Windle Poons was also great. Full of snark but unexpectedly heartwarming in a way satire is usually not, this was a lovely read. ( ) | Apr 4, 2013 | edit | 5 reasons why this book earned Pratchett the top spot in my favorite authors list: 1) DEATH gets a pink slip, but doesn't let that defeat him. 2) Wizard Windle Poons becomes a zombie, and it gives him a whole new perspective on how to live (so to speak). 3) Pratchett creates a life cycle for a 'creature' that we all love to hate. (The egg phase is a snow globe, and then...) 4) Pratchett is a naughty writer who breaks The Rules. (You know, all those things that writing books say you must never do or readers will think you are an amateur.) 5) The Discworld characters are so much fun. My favorites in this work were DEATH, the Librarian, and zombie Windle Poons. Honorable mention goes to Archchancellor Ridcully, whose imprecations turn into nasty flying critters. P.S. Anybody know where I can get me a bottle of Wow-Wow Sauce? ( ) KatLowe | Apr 3, 2013 | The thing I like best about Pratchett's books is how you'll be going along, having fun with the plot, laughing, etc., and then you see beauty. That happened at the end of this book. Plus, since I read Hogfather before reading some that come earlier in the series, it was especially fun to learn the origins of Death of Rats. ( ) Jessica_Olin | Apr 1, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
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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).
(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:31:30 -0500)
When the Grim Reaper begins to ponder the existential, his Discworld bosses send him off with best wishes and a well-earned gold watch. Death is now having the time of his life, but like every cutback in public service, Death's demise soon leads to chaos and unrest. The 11th novel of Pratchett's Discworld series. (August).… (more)
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