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... so I need to start crafting christmas presents) I bought Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux on tuesday and ordered Mort by Terry Pratchett on the internet which will arrive todat hopefully.

Have you read Reaper Man yet? It's the sequel to Mort and I think about twice as good--a much more mature book. Great for what ails you--but I hope you feel better soon!

... width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" forbidden="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> 100. Mort - Terry Pratchett Another hilarious Discworld book. In this one, Death takes an apprentice, Mort. Mort is a great character, as is Death's daughter, Ysabell, and ...

... es Maskerade Carpe Jugulum 3) Death (again, a big favourite - not just with me): Mort Reaper Man Soul Music Hogfather Thief of Time 3) Unseen University (wizard university): (Equa ...

... in the past, there were certain parts that made me chuckle quite a bit), but there just aren't as many as in, for example, Mort, Reaper Man, or (my absolute favourite) Pyramids. That said, I had a smile on my face the whole way through. An irritation for me, as I mentioned on Rachel's ...

If you are reading in publication order then "the third" would be Mort and that is a Rincewind-free zone. Don't worry though, because our favourite cowardly wizzard will save the world again in Sourcery which is next if you continue with the publication order. Discworld books can be read in ...

... and Neil Gaiman (Very good) Lords and Ladies (Excellent) Hogfather (Quite good) Equal Rites (Quite good) Mort (Very good) Feet of Clay (Excellent) The replacement Wodehouse books are: The Adventures of Sally (excellent) Summer Moonshine (pretty good). And I ...

Finished up Mort a couple days ago and have shifted away from Discworld to read Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski (though I have least one more Pratchett book in my TBR pile). I enjoyed the game and the first book, The Last Wish, so I'm looking forward to this book.

... with, like The Colour of Magic it is a bit different. I think that Wyrd Sisters is the first proper witch one... Mort is the first of the Death series and Guards! Guards! is the first of the City Watch series. I am re-reading that one at the moment and having a quiet giggle to ...

... order, because the first (The Colour of Magic) is, frankly, a bit of a dud. I'd recommend one of the early Death ones - Mort is the first, I think - or one of the first with the Guard - would that be Guards! Guards!? Or one of the first with the Witches (Witches Abroad?). I'm also a fan ...

... My second one was The Hogfather which was, perhaps not a good choice either - it would have been better if I had read Mort first so that I would have some background. I agree with you about The Colour of Magic. It doesn't seem to fit in with the other books and it is the only one of P ...

Finished up Mort, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I think its time to give Discworld a break though. Next up, Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski. I hope it's as good as The Last Wish was.

Hi Kate, just wanted to drop in and say thanks for recommending Mort for me. It was a great way to start the Discworld.

... a good neighbor policy with respect to the community," mumbled the wizard, trying to avoid Albert's gimlet stare. Mort by Terry Pratchett "And throw away the key?"

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48. Mort by Terry Pratchett Rating: ★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, Humour My first foray into the Discworld and Pratchett. Kb.Marsh was kind enough to recommend that I ...

185. Mort - Terry Pratchett Death takes on an apprentice (who learns the hard way what happens when the scythe hits the wrong person) and goes off to find out what it's like to be human. This was one of my least favourite Discworld books so far - I didn't think that the plot, the ...

"He walks through things only if he doesn't know he's doing it." Mort by Terry Pratchett "What's the use of having the power if you don't wield it?"

Still working on Mort by Terry Pratchett. Should finish it up this week and then I'll be giving Pratchett a break.

"Actually, they're sprouts with a dash of enchantment." Mort by Terry Pratchett "What he means is, what d'you want too drink?"

"I don't know if I'm allowed to tell you," said the voice. Mort by Terry Pratchett "How much more fatal, " said Keli, "than being dead?"

I finished up Pyramids and have started Mort by Terry Pratchett. I'm enjoying Mort more than Pyramids so far. Gotta love Death!

"No. You couldn't get one up these stairs," said Mort. Mort by Terry Pratchett NEVERTHELESS, YOU WISH--Death launched the words with a spin of distaste--AN AFTERNOON OFF?

... his collection of works. If you like Good Omens, I would suggest starting either the 'Death' novels, beginning with Mort, or the 'Witches' novels, beginning with Equal Rites.

Finished up Pyramids last night and have moved on to Mort. I'm having fun in Discworld.

Just finished up Pyramids and started Mort by Terry Pratchett. 1. Where did you get this book? Barns & Noble 2. How much did it cost? $7.99 3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? Actually wanted to read it but it wasn't in stock so ended up buying and reading Pyramids. I've since ...

HE WILL SEE AND HEAR NOTHING THAT DISTURBS HIM. (Sorry for the caps, but Death talks in ALL CAPS) Mort by Terry Pratchett "Doesn't anyone ever go to bed around here?"

... olzhenitsyn* 9. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx Discworld 1. The Light Fantastic* 2. Equal Rites 3. Mort 4. Sourcery 5. Wyrd Sisters 6. Pyramids 7. Guards! Guards! 8. Eric 9. Moving Pictures 10. Reaper Man The Play's the Thing 1. Clouds ...

147. 11. Men at Arms 148. 12. Feet of Clay 149. 13. Mort 150. 14. Reaper Man 151. 15. The Color of Magic 152. 16. Lords and Ladies 153. 17. Making Money (reread)

Picked up Mort by Pratchett at Barns & Noble last night. It's what I was looking for at Borders earlier this week when I bought Pyramids. I'm on a Pratchett kick.

'Which bit's the bodice?' Mort by Sir Terry Pratchett 'You're a thief?' //Asks for extra credit for both sides being a question//

... January and now they're two of my favourite authors. By Pratchett I recommend Death's story arc in Discworld, starting with Mort. By Gaiman, I'd recommend Stardust to start with, but both authors are geniuses and you can't go wrong with any of their books. I also strongly recommend a YA book I ...

Mort?

42) Mort continued the Pratchett theme dspite my desire to finish off some of the work in progress. Well, one of them's a group read, another is a fairlymeaty politics/economics and the accademic work on parody - well, there's something faintly self fulfilling about that! As for Mort - it was one ...

no not mort and it's not from Albert or Colon. It's from a certain wizzard

I love Mort. It is one of my favorite Pratchett books. And the next one in the DEATH series is Reaper Man, which is possibly even better. I keep hearing about Three Men in a Boat. I have to find a copy of that! And I loved Barchester Towers. I was afraid it would be kind of stilted, ...

... are some comic mysteries I love. One of my favorite and funniest is Murder with Peacocks. And I love Terry Pratchett. Mort and Reaper Man are my all time faves, but then I love Wee Free Men too. And another vote for Wodehouse.

Caspettee, I adore Terry Pratchett! I've only read a few of his books (The Colour of Magic, Mort, Reaper Man), but I'm working on Soul Music right now. It's becoming a bit of an addiction, I think. :)

... for the release of The Little Stranger and I am soooo tempted to dash out and buy myself a copy right away. Finished Mort and Dispatches From the Edge. My first ER book arrived today so I'm going to start that whenever I get off the LT boards! ;) Still reading Pillars of the Earth ...

I love Pyramids but don't think I've ever said so on LT. So here you go. Lorie, definitely Mort before Reaper Man!

Mort

... by Margery Allingham 4. The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie 5. Cygnet by Patricia McKillip 6. Mort by Terry Pratchett 7. Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett 8. God in the Dock by C. S. Lewis 9. In Pious Memory by Margery Sharp

... I'm hoping for a good reading day today to hopefully finish at least one of the books I'm reading to. The current list is Mort, The Pillars of the Earth, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Dispatches From the Edge (audio).

... I love the Wee Free Men series too. But in the discworld series I like the ones surrounding the character DEATH (like Mort and Thief of time) but the one called Reaper Man is my favorite... I just can't help laughing when I read that one.

June 1st I mooched a giant pile of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, so yesterday I finished Mort and now I'm about a third of the way into Sourcery. They're pretty funny, but I'm finding that I like some more than others.

... anniversary of my blog, Libri Touches. I'm giving away a copy each of: Mort by Terry Pratchett Dust by Elizabeth Bear The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox Entr ...

... ...I think we may have had this conversation before... ;) #87 actually, I'll agree with TadAD - probably best to read Mort before Reaper Man - while they will all stand alone, you'll probably enjoy the latter more, having read the former...

Reaper Man is just................the best of the best. As is Mort. I think Death is one of the most inspired creations I have ever come across.

... ions. If you like Hitchiker's Guide, you might want to try some Terry Pratchett as well - like The Colour of Magic, Mort, Wyrd Sisters, or Guards! Guards!.

... go to http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/index.html and download a chart. Recommended starting points: Mort for the Death series, Guards! Guards! for the City Watch series, Equal Rites for the Witches series or, alternatively, start with the YA trilogy beginning with The ...

... border:1px solid black src=http://pics.librarything.com/picsizes/52/f3/52f3dac91579bb6593050335277434d414f4541.jpg> Mort by Terry Pratchett Rating: 5/5 I adored this book! On many occasions, I found myself laughing out loud. The humor is amazing, the story line is ...

... is not as funny, but I thought a better story. The only thing of Pratchett's that I have read (actually tried to read) was Mort and I finally gave up.

... of the Earth, and just started In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, and Mort by Terry Pratchett.

My son is reading Mort as well. He is enjoying it so far. I just finished hanging out with the sea turtles, migrating to Ascension Island in Threads from the Web of Life. I'm really enjoying this book. Each essay is just long enough to enjoy while I eat lunch.

I'm also slipping into Discworld with Mort. As a contrast I'm spending time in Holcomb, Kansas with Capote's In Cold Blood.

I'm actually reading Mort right now and I love it! I've found myself laughing out loud on more than one occasion. I'm still waiting for my copy of Equal Rites to come in through ILL, but I'm excited to start reading the witches' arc as well!

... somewhere around Small Gods, although I'm bound to go back one day. Death and the Witches are my personal favourites - Mort is classic. Do persevere!

Oysterband (they sing a version of John Barlycorn on their Big Session CD, but aren't SF/F) Mort - the obvious connection being the corn

I'm also going to try Charlene Harris because of your comments. BTW, I'm very excited because I put Mort on hold at the library and I've finally worked my way down the list and it's now in! You recommended it to me a while back on this thread.

39. Mort - Terry Pratchett

... of its own, and began to evolve into its own creation. That's why many of us suggest starting with Guards! Guards! or Mort or Equal Rites, each the first volume of different plot threads. If you don't like those, then Pratchett is probably not for you. Also, The Color of Magic is 25 ...

... as you might expect from such a large series, the quality goes up and down all the time (my favourites would be Pyramids, Mort, Reaper Man and Carpe Jugulum). I would say that a lot of the best ones are earlier, but then he wrote Nation last year (non-Discworld), which is the best thing ...

March/April Reads: 8 Mort; Antsy Does Time; Pride and Prejudice; Anna Karenina; The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab; American Gods; The Road; Amphigorey Again Category Progress The Big Blue Wet Thing: 1/9 Vignettes: 2/9 "You Have to Read This!": 1/9 Parts of a Whole: 1/9 ...

... index.html The most popular tend to be the City Watch groups (start with Guards! Guards!), the Death series (start with Mort), and the Witches series (start with Equal Rites). In the latter thread, the three YA Tiffany Aching books can be a starting point as well (begin with The Wee Free M ...

>5: Personally, I would start with either Mort, Guards! Guards! or The Wee Free Men. You'll get different opinions from different people...the only thing in common is that you start with the beginning of one of the "subseries". Those three represent the starts of the Death, City Watch and Ti ...

I just finished Mort, which I adored, and have started The Stupidest Angel. Only about 20 pages in and I've cracked up at least 3 times. I love Christopher Moore at his best :)

34. Mort Aw, I really liked this one. I think it's regarded as one of the best Discworld novels, and I can see why - I read somewhere that TP received an award for Gothic Novel for it, even though he protested, and that totally fits. While Mort still has the comedic and slightly ridiculous ...

About Mort ... I'm rooting for Ysabel and Mort at the moment, and I'm not sure why. I think it's the slap-slap-kiss element they've got going on, with the insults and the fighting and the uppityness which to me just screams that they're made for each other ... think Ron and Hermione. Anyway. I ...

33. Equal Rites Hrm. I liked it, but nowhere near as much as Light Fantastic, and not as much as I'm liking Mort, which I'm about a 1/3 of the way through now. Maybe Granny Weatherwax Discworld novels aren't for me? The ideas were quite philosophical this time, everything being made of ...

... I'm on Equal Rites now - it's not as gripping as The Light Fantastic but I want to get through it so I can go on to Mort.

... of the rest of his books, as you say yourself. I don't think Pratchett becomes truly pratchettish until maybe Mort. Before that, he's kinda like Douglas Adams in Discworld. #156 - I must confess that I never knew thongs could be anything other than footwear. I shall have to ...

I got: Mort - which I love! Macbeth: Graphic Novel Defending Angels The Dragon's Village - about China, sounds good All for the Love of a Lady Reno Rendezvous All but the first were used. My daughter bought the first two Fullmetal Alchemist books. My kids are really into ...

I'm also a recent fan of Pratchett's. I've read the first two in the series, as well as Mort (the first one I read) which had me hooked. I am determined to read them all. I don't own any, but my daughter has most of the series in her collection, so as I am babysitting her books for the next ...

... Lian Hearn The Harsh Cry of the Heron by Lian Hearn (I now have the series complete) Soul Music by Terry Pratchett Mort by Terry Pratchett Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett The last three are to replace copies I lent to a friend and... I got tired of waiting to get them back. She's ...

#62/63 Yep, I'd agree that Reaper Man is even better than Mort too! #64 I also love Edward Gorey - I saw an adaptation of The Doubtful Guest a little while again - it was wonderful, but I'm guessing that if you'd never seen the books it could be a bit confusing!

#62 ronincats: Oh, good, I own Reaper Man. That means I don't need to make a trip to the library. And it's better than Mort, you say? Fantastic!

Finished Mort today. I didn't want it to end! I absolutely loved this book. Death is one of my favourite Discworld characters (topped only by the sapient pearwood Chest), so reading a book that focused on him was fantastic. Poor Death, always so alone. All he wants to do is have fun and work with ...

11. Mort by Terry Pratchett I absolutely loved this book. Death is one of my favourite Discworld characters (topped only by the sapient pearwood Chest), so reading a book that focused on him was fantastic. Poor Death, always so alone. All he wants to do is have fun and work with cats! :) An ...

... and had Reaper Man by Pratchett in my bag so I ended up starting Reaper Man. This is my second book by Pratchett (after Mort)and he's slowly becoming one of my favourite authors. He's fantastic.

... Louisa May Alcott 2. Rose in Bloom* by Louisa May Alcott 3. Ambulance Ship by James White 4. Mort* by Terry Pratchett 5. Soul Music* by Terry Pratchett 6. Frederica* by Georgette Heyer 7. Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 8. ...

Interesting. What immediately came to my mind were the Pratchett Discworld novels. Certainly "death" is not serious there, and yet, under all the humor, it truly is so and isn't really taken lightly. Another I've recently read is the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. He gets pretty serious ...

I'd suggest starting Discworld with equal rites though guards guards is another popular beginning or Mort. the actual first book colour of magic isn't that good compared to some of the others, it took Teery a few books to settle into his style. Other series I'm actively following Wars ...

Mort was my favorite also. I liked Equal Rites but I have been disappointed that the Wizard Girl hasn't shown up in any of the other books I've read so far.

Hmm. They were all rereads, but of these three I'd have to say Mort though Equal Rites was a close second. Death and Granny Weatherwax are two of my favorite characters, so its kind of hard for me to choose. I did find that Sourcery wasn't one of my favs. It wasn't as fun the second time ...

Dana, I'm enjoying hearing about the books you are reading. Mort was my first Pratchett too, and it has got me started on the Discworld series. I also loved The Memory of Running which I read when it first came out. And I have Three Men in a Boat waiting for me to read as we speak!

Mort is correct! Your turn Octane.

Mort?

#18 Mort - This is an absolutely delightful read. I am not a huge fantasy fan, so my fantasy is usually served up best with a heaping helping of humor. This book did just that. The story revolves around a young man who is just coming of age. He needs to get a job, and ends up being the ...

I finished Mort. It is an absolutely delightful read. I am not a huge fantasy fan, so my fantasy is usually served up best with a heaping helping of humor. This book did just that. The story revolves around a young man who is just coming of age. He needs to get a job, and ends up being the ...

Mort?

31. Mort Another Terry Pratchett reread :) In Mort, Death comes to Mort with an offer he can't refuse, to become his apprentice. When Mort accidentally changes the course of history, he must put it to right with the help of Death's daughter, Death's mysterious man servant, and a (not ...

31. Mort

... those TBR piles keep increasing, huh? (Mine has probably tripled since I joined Librarything!) I strayed from reading Mort to finish an ARC that I had to get reviewed: Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo (touchstones not working) -- This was an interesing book, though not always engaging. ...

... (416) I read this for a book club that I participated in briefly. It was not exactly my usual type of book. *16. Mort by Terry Pratchett (audio) (7h45m) Fun to listen to. 17. Mairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede (280) 18. The Magician's Ward by Patricia C. Wr ...

didn't Rincewind show up at the end of Mort too?

... what a great idea!!). The first author I am going to read that I have never read before is Terry Pratchett. I have Mort all ready to go.

... what a great idea!!). The first author I am going to read that I have never read before is Terry Pratchett. I have Mort all ready to go.

Abandoned: Mort by Terry Pratchett. I thought I might like Pratchett based upon his collaboration with Gaiman on Good Omens, but I absolutely could not finish this book. I did not mind the first twenty or thirty pages, but the writing and story then started to irritate me--cannot tell you ...

... Green by Robin Paige The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin and abandoned: Mort by Terry Pratchett Since I started the year on the 75 Books Challenge, I am just going to list the books I have read this year and comment briefly on a couple of ...

... books. They are just fun! #55: Definitely read Pratchett - very clever and funny books, worth trying out. Start with Mort first

... what books go in which series in what order--always a handy little gadget! ETA Death first makes a major appearance in Mort in the 5 Death books, with Susan a major figure in Soul Music, Hogfather and Thief of Time--I don't recall if she appears in Reaper Man or not.

... ) The Gandalara Cycle by Randall Garrett The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Equal Rites and Mort by Terry Pratchett Both are part of the Discworld series, but only tangentially related to each other. Dragon's Pawn and sequels by Carol Dennis Stormwarden ...

... L Space has a PDf reading guide, and any of the starting points Equal Rites, Mort, Guards Guards or moving pictures work equally well.

... by that book. Like many authors, his first book was not his best. He gets much better as he keeps writing. I liked Mort a whole lot and that's not a bad one to read next. If you don't like it, then maybe Pratchett is not for you.

Darn! I knew it was one of the books I just finished reading in the last few months, which were Mort, Soul Music, and Thief of Time. But I guessed wrong.

... (msg 8) 2. Rose in Bloom* by Louisa May Alcott (msg 11) 3. Ambulance Ship by James White (msg. 22) 4. Mort* by Terry Pratchett (msg 23) 5. Soul Music* by Terry Pratchett (msg 27) 6. Frederica* by Georgette Heyer (msg 31) 7. Thief of Time by Terry P ...

... the City Watch books: Guards! Guards! is the first. Other 'beginnings' of series within the Discworld world are: Mort which is the first book focusing on Death (who features heavily in 5 books) Equal Rites which first features The Witches (who are in 7 books) Small Gods ...

Mort?

#12, Wyrd sisters, Terry Pratchett. I liked it all in all, but I thought Mort was slightly better. The reason might be my mental image of Death as a chef. Anyway, a visit to the library today has brought a number of additions to my categories.

#16 Mort is one of my absolute favourite Terry Pratchett's, along with Reaper Man. Death is a brilliant character :)

9. Mort by Terry Pratchett 9/10

6) Mort by Terry Pratchett Synopsis from back cover: 'Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of , say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome' For Mort however, it is about to become one of the ...

... humor section that was supposed to be the biography or the diary of the Death/the Grim Reaper. I can tell you it is not Mort, Death With Interruptions or On A Pale Horse.

Just finished both Mort and The Princess Bride. Both are great books. Today I started Sourcery and might start up on Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell as well.

... is a big fan of the Discworld series so I started reading to find out why he loves them so much. While I did start Mort first, I ended up reading and finishing The Princess Bride first. A wonderful story and I couldn't keep myself away from it. I would flashback to scenes in the movie ...

... I am a fan of Murray Leinster's Med Series, but it was not nearly as imaginative and well-thought out as this. #4 Mort by Terry Pratchett. I have a headachy head cold and wanted to read something familiar. After reading The Turtle Moves!, I thought I'd reread the Death Discworld ...

A few days ago I was in Discworld with Mort, my first Pratchett - what a great place to be in !

Starting on book #1 Mort by Terry Pratchett. I've been enjoying the other Discworld books I've gotten my hands on.

Alright starting up on Mort today.

... Death is interested in everything human, but usually gets it wrong when he tries to reproduce it. Like Susan's swing. In Mort, he has an adopted daughter and takes an apprentice. In Reaper Man he is "laid off" by his bosses and fights back. In Soul Music he gets bummed out by his job and ...

I just wasn't in the mood for the book I had planned on reading next so I picked up Mort by Terry Pratchett instead. It's my first Pratchett and I'm loving every minute of it.

I just wasn't in the mood for the book I had planned on reading next so I picked up Mort by Terry Pratchett instead. It's my first Pratchett and I'm loving every minute of it.

... from DEATH, by far and away my favourite character in the Discworld world and star of such equally fabulous books as Mort and Reaper Man. For anyone who has ever loved anything by Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett, this is a much read, as well as anyone who likes good, weird, funny ...

Hello everybody ! I'm completely new to Pratchett and Discworld, I've just bought a copy of Mort to discover the author as I've read a lot about which book to start with and I've finally decided I'll start with the Death arc. The book's been wonderful so far, so I joined the group :) I hope I' ...

... of all the rock music puns. I had completely forgotten the roles Death and Susan had in it. It's an important link between Mort and Hogfather. And I just read Reaper Man in 2008 for the first time. So now I have to read Thief of Time.

Went straight from Mort to Soul Music, having both read and watched Hogfather just before Christmas.

... are: Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott Ambulance Ship by James White Mort by Terry Pratchett

On Discworld with Mort

I just reread Mort today, because it had been a long while and with a head cold, I needed something light!

#4 Mort by Terry Pratchett. I have a headachy head cold and wanted to read something familiar. After reading The Turtle Moves!, I thought I'd reread the Death Discworld books--I've only read each once, and there's so much in there you don't catch on the first reading. This was delightful and ...

... better on the second read-through. ETA of course by the time I finished posting, you were up to 148! I'd say start with Mort or Guards! Guards!, myself, but beware--they are contagious! And such fun.

... Our Movie Year - Harvey Pekar Sourcery - Terry Pratchett A Short History Of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson Mort - Terry Pratchett The 19th Wife - David Ebershoff Waiting For Godot - Samuel Beckett The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - William Blake SPX 2003 Anthology - Co ...

... The Arctic Incident f. Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code g. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep h. Mort i. Manual of Detection 6. Alternative History a. Yiddish Policemen's Union b. The Man ...

... Kazuo Ishiguro - A 34. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - A 35. Dispatches From the Edge by Anderson Cooper - B 36. Mort by Terry Pratchett - B 37. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - B+ 38. The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg - B+ 39. The Book of Three: The Prydain Chr ...

... by Terry Pratchett (1986), 241p 26. Jun 30, 2008 Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (1987), 213p 27. Jul 13, 2008 Mort by Terry Pratchett (1987), 243p 28. Jul 22, 2008 Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis (1938), 160p 29. Jul 24, 2008 Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (198 ...

My first one done! The Light Fantastic is one of the early Discworld books. I have previously only read Mort which I thought was great too. I will continue to read this series every now and then.

... right now compared to the euro I had to make some purchases, it's all about opportunities. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke Mort - Terry Pratchett American Gods - Neil Gaiman The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula LeGuin Stardust - Neil Gaiman The Well of Loneliness - Radclyffe Hall White Bo ...

Oh, I'd forgotten all about the Luggage!! What a genius invention. If you like Death, skip no. 3 and go on to Mort - definitely one of my favourites.

... 1. Doomwyte by Brian Jacques 2. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 3. Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 4. Mort by Terry Pratchett 5. Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold 6. Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead 7. Small Favor by Jim Butcher 8. The Absolut ...

... better was Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. It's hard to pick a favorite by a favorite author, but Reaper Man along with Mort are the ones I would take if I could only have two.

Love your Genre Collage category! *makes note for next year* I'm also reading Mort in 2009 and will be interested in the other titles you choose.

tiegster - There is no need to read discworld in order. All the books can stand alone. Mort is the first death book. See the series pages here: http://www.librarything.com/series/Discworld%3A+Death (side note - the series pages on LT for discworld are really well done.) MrsLee - makes perfect ...

... and Neil Gaiman (17/5/09) 5. Lords and Ladies (29/7/09) 6. Hogfather (13/8/09) 7. Equal Rites (30/8/09) 8. Mort (3/9/09) 9. Feet of Clay (14/9/09)

Discworld novels 1. Mort by Terry Pratchett 2. Sourcery by Terry Pratchett 3. Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 4. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett 5. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 6. Eric by Terry Pratchett 7. Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett 8. Witches Abr ...

... Watch Reaper Man Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Flowers For Algernon No Country For Old Men The 19th Wife Mort A Short History Of Nearly Everything The Book Of Lost Things When You Are Engulfed In Flames The Three Musketeers Wyrd Sisters The Year Of Magical Thin ...

... (msg 8) 2. Rose in Bloom* by Louisa May Alcott (msg 11) 3. Ambulance Ship by James White (msg. 22) 4. Mort* by Terry Pratchett (msg 23) 5. Soul Music* by Terry Pratchett (msg 27) 6. Frederica* by Georgette Heyer (msg 31) 7. Thief of Time by Terr ...

... by Terry Pratchett (read) 2. The night watch by Sergei Lukyanenko (read) 3. Maneater by Thomas Emson (read) 4. Mort by Terry Pratchett (read) 5. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett (read) 6. The blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marrillier (read) 7. Thud! by Terry Pratchett (read) 8. ...

I can't decide which is my favorite Pratchett book, Mort or Reaper Man. I love them both! BTW, what does it say about me that DEATH is my favorite character?

... (6/30/09) 4. Action-Adventure: The First Men in the Moon - HG Wells (10/16/09) 5. Fantasy: Mort - Terry Pratchett (6/7/09) 6. Detective In the Woods - Tana French (8/27/09) 7. Science-Fiction Foreigner - CJ Cherryh (4/23/09) ...

I think Mort is my very favorite so far. I just finished Lords and Ladies and enjoyed it quite a bit. I love the Witches! They are just so funny. and DEATH made a brief appearance, which is always good for a laugh.

The witches plot starting with equal rites is brilliant, and mort is a treasure, butyou can't beat the hogfather in the runup to Christmas!

I've begun reading Mort. I love it.

... a great read!), but am happily using the L space in the library at Unseen University to go back and forth between Discworld Mort and my WWII book.

... books (starts with Guards! Guards!) and DEATH (present everywhere but most prominently in the sequence that starts with Mort). Also, checkthe LT group All things Discworldian

Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Eleanor Updale Mort by Terry Pratchett The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

... Terry Pratchett) 1. The Light Fantastic (241 pp) (Sept 26.) 2. Equal Rites (213 pp) 3. Mort (243 pp) 4. Sourcery (288 pp) 5. Wyrd Sisters (288 pp) 6. Pyramids (352 pp) 7. Guards! Guards! (384 pp) 8. Eric (224 pp)

almost finished with Night Watch, a re-read but worth it, and next up is Mort... (is that the first DEATH one?)

17. Mort

Yes, you can jump in there, but I think if you read Mort first you'll enjoy it more. In Mort, DEATH decided to take an apprentice. Named, appropriately enough, Mort. But you don't have to have read any of the others.

... the story revolves around a group of women and their relationships. I thought this one was a bit overlong and dull. 72. Mort by Terry Pratchett Mort(imer) becomes Death's apprentice. A very clever story and my first of the Discworld books. Just what I needed - another series that I HAV ...

... also be a sealed-bid auction again with details appearing on the KATS website soon. ------------------------ UK - Mort (The Musical) will be performed by the Youth Music Theatre UK from Wednesday 20th - Saturday 23rd August from 8pm. (There is also a Thursday and Saturday matinee at 2p ...

Finished No. 74 Starting No. 75 Terry Pratchett's Mort Not from TBR pile. Still reading my way through the series. So TBR pile = 58

I got the Death Trilogy by Terry Pratchett. I've already read Mort and Reaper Man, now it's on to Soul Music. Just what I needed. So funny!

Finished Mort last night, which I loved as much as I expected, and am now reading A Short History Of Nearly Everything, and feel like I'm getting very smart. Dude, seriously, the universe is HUGE.

Finished Mort yesterday at my brother's baseball game, and since my copy of Sourcery had been moved by a well-intentioned parent, I'm now reading A Short History Of Nearly Everything. Science is AWESOME.

Caspette, how can you dislike Mort?! And enough to list it twice? It's the one I always used to give people as a gateway into the series. How can anyone resist "Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job."?!!

I'm on another Terry Pratchett kick, which is always disastrous for my reading list. Currently reading Mort, then Sourcery, then I want to go buy the rest of Discworld, because it makes me inordinately happy.

After I finish Mort, * Sourcery * The Thirteenth Tale * A Short History Of Nearly Everything * Swann's Way So many more....

Finished my ARC The 19th Wife, which I quite enjoyed, and am now reading Mort which I love. Pratchett can do no wrong. But I'm still sad about my books being so far away - it's screwing up my reading schedule!

Finally gave in to the Book Monkey on my back, and bought Sourcery & Mort, continuing my Discworld love. Has anyone read Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk? (The author touchstones NEVER work for me). Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

I occasionally enjoy Pratchett. I haven't read many of the Discworld books, though -- just Mort, The Truth and the Tiffany Aching books (The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith). I think there are other Pratchett fans around, though!

... have such an interesting variety of books. Also, you might want to read the Death novels by Pratchett. They start with Mort then Reaper Man. His young adult series is also really good. It starts with Wee Free Men.

... a toss up between Men at Arms and Witches Abroad I really cant decide between the two. Least Fave would have to be Mort I found it really hard going. Not sure why but I did.

My favorite is Mort, although I loved Eric. Both of them had me laughing out loud over and over again. Least favorite was Colour of Magic. I'm glad I kept going after that one, because I liked it all right, but not enough that normally I would have bothered reading any more by him, if I ...

... holidays, Reaper Man and Soul Music. Because of the spoilerific nature of Soul Music I didn't touch it until I had Mort on my shelf... but Reaper Man will always be remembered by me as my first "real" Discworld book, not Mort, because I read it first. Reaper Man blew me away. I'd ...

... ove Small Gods Murder in Mesopotamia Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire A Clockwork Orange American Psycho Mort Eric The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Caribbean Mystery The Hobbit Noughts and Crosses Angels and Demons Cirque du Freak Travels with Charley Fev ...

Just finished Shelter and The Poisonwood Bible and picked up Terry Pratchett Mort because I need to read something fast and funny after both of those. My daughter handed me her copy of Rules, Britannia: An Insider's Guide to Life in the United Kingdom by Toni Hargis to read before I ...

Mort, Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters and Pyramids the first Pratchett books I read, in that order, they always have a special place in my library and in my head for that matter.

... The Light Fantastic and I've been a fan ever since. There was a rough patch in the fall of '02 when I couldn't get Mort, Sourcery or Eric and had to special order all of them. I walked around like I was going through detox not being able to read my Pratchett books. I had to check ...

>23 Yes, I did read it. I read it right after finishing Mort. I loved both, but I enjoyed Mort more; it made me laugh more. Those are the only two Terry Pratchett books I've read recently, but I did read The Colour of Magic a long time ago. I don't remember much about it now, other than Rincewin ...

... arker 52.Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 53.The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 54.Mort by Terry Pratchett 55.The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker 56.Cold Service by Robert B. Parker 57.Hush Money by Robert B. Parker 58. ...

... tastes vary a lot. I'd recommend reading the first books of the various story arcs (e.g. Colour of Magic (Rincewind), Mort (Death), Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters (Witches), Guards! Guards! (Night Watch) to see which ones you like. In my experience, after having read about 15 of the ...

... Man arrived at the library yesterday, and so I started it last night; I had to get it and read it after absolutely loving Mort. I'm also about halfway through The Shoemaker and the Tea Party - part biography of a poor shoemaker (obviously), part essay on when and why people started calling ...

Has anyone read My Friend GOD by Dave Berg? I think this one and Mort by T. Prachett are the funniest books I've read so far.

... by my rant in the cranky crabcakes thread, sadly :( Mort by Terry Pratchett Stardust by Neil ...

... of these have appeared on others buy first lists. Is this your first exposure to discoworld? if so maybe Equal rites, mort, guards guards, wyrd sisters and wee free men would be a good place to start. My personal top 5 favourites are: Hogfather, the truth, thief of time f ...

In my opinion, Pratchett started really getting into his stride by about Mort, at Book 4. In the first three I think he was still looking around at Discworld with his mouth open, going, 'whoa, where do I start?' Then somewhere around Jingo (21) up to but not including The Truth (25) he ...

My nominations are: Discworld Harry Potter Series The Invention of Hugo Cabret Fragile Things, Coraline, and Stardust (illustrated version) by Neil Gaiman The Eternal Champion Deltora Quest The Stolen Child Beowulf Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Lion, ...

10. Mort

discworld by Terry Pratchett - 36 books so far The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! Faust Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men at Arms ...

... like Epiphany (?) (King's Day? Three Wise Men Day?) in Spanish it's just Día de Reyes) gift for myself in the mail: Mort by Terry Pratchett Stardust by Neil Gaiman Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Coraline by Neil Gaiman Good Omens by Neil G ...

Well, I've just placed my New Year's order of books for myself :D Among other books, I bought Mort, Reaper Man, and Soul Music. Now I'm gonna go bite my nails while I wait for them to arrive. So, read and enjoy entering into this strange, bizarre and entertaining world... Th ...

... record for me. The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11-Lawrence Wright Bel Canto-Ann Patchett Mort-Terry Pratchett Your Two-Year-Old : Terrible or Tender-Louise Bates Ames The Glass Castle: A Memoir-Jeannette Walls Strangers Within the Gate : Poem ...

How about we all read something fun, but makes you think too? Here's a few suggestions: Mort by Terry Pratchett The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Neil Gaiman's Stardust The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay Or alternatively we could try horror: ...

... DEATH sequence, but didn't take to Soul Music that well, and have gotten bogged down a bit) but I've a real soft spot for Mort. I think that I do want to read Hogfather before the holidays, however :)

... gs... And there's also The Old Man and the Sea read by Donald Sutherland... Oooh, and there's Terry Pratchett's Mort read by Tony Robinson... Basically Audible is the place to go for these sorts of things, bookshops don't stock that many audiobooks.

My first book was Mort, given to me by a boyfriend at the time. I loved it and bought another after I read it. We swapped the first couple of books, and I've been catching up on them ever since. I hope to be entirely caught up within the next few months.

... it on my nighttable and pick it up now and again, but I just don't like it as much as I expected. The best one so far was Mort, but even that didn't convince me. Makes me sad because I so wanted to like them... and I already have the next one lined up. I loved Good Omens and expected to ...

... Most people tend to find that Colour of Magic is not his best, so common starting points suggestions are Equal rites or Mort, or his nominally children's version Wee Free Men. I don't suggest this though, as I feel you need some of the discworld background first. With the exception of ...

My first one was Mort, found in the bookstore completely by accident. I was randomly looking through the fantasy section and liked the cover. Or something like that. Then I read the Death books, Witch books, then the rest, mostly in order. The Death storyline is still my favorite.

"Any humorous one out there?" Mort Reaper Man et al by Terry Pratchett What happens when Death doesn't, is the basic premise. Very funny.

Reading Mort: a novel of Discworld myself. >68. I know that problem! Stopped by to sign shelf-stock at my local Waldenbooks on Saturday, and walked out with two Prachett books. >76. Book three is June! I was able to get them to bring that one out earlier.

... put it down, it was so riveting! Creepy without being scary, magical without being silly-loved it! more, please! 13.) Mort by Terry Pratchett eh. Not my favorite book of death. Not a candle to On a Pale Horse, the first "anthropomorphization of death" book I ever read. 14.) Sou ...

... that you go through, often finding books you never knew you liked. Currently I'm following this one: Terry Pratchett (Mort, Good Omens) -> Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) -> Alan Moore (Watchmen) / H.P. Lovecraft (The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories) Post your paper trails!

... J.K. Rowling 32. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde 33. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 34. Mort by Terry Pratchett (Audio) 35. Knights by John Matthews (Audio) 36. Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde 37. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. R ...

The first one I read was Mort, and while I haven't read a huge amount of Discworld since, I really liked it. Death is an awesome character.

... of a dead loss! I realise however that some themes are fairly universal, e.g. death ;-) I know lots of people suggest Mort as a starting point, but I've never been such a huge fan of it so, all other things being equal, I would be tempted more by either Pyramids or Guards! Guards! (whic ...

1. Witches (especially Lords and Ladies) 2. Death (especially Mort and Hogfather) 3. Wizards I also really enjoy it when death crops up briefly in other books. I forget which one it was, when he turned up early and said ‘don’t worry, I have a book.’ Comedy itself.

Ooo, this is my first post... Mort was my first foray into the Discworld books, and is a superb introduction to one of my favourite characters, Death. It comes pretty early on as well (book 3 or 4 I think), since you're reading them in order. #13 dchaikin: I love your description of Disc ...

... good one Small Gods was good as well, I like the idea behind it the Death books are also very good Reaper Man, Mort, etc... The Truth was another one that I really liked I haven't read all of the Discworld books, there are several in my TBR pile, but I'm getting there.

I have Four Books signed by Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, Good Omens (a collaboration with Neil Gaiman), Mort, and The Last Continent.

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett Mort by Terry Pratchett Thud! by Terry Pratchett Jingo by Terry Pratchett Sourcery by Terry Pratchett Republic by Plato Purgatorio by Dante Satyrica by Petronius Illiad by Homer Faust by Goethe

... Scheibenweltroman? Ich persönlich finde die "älteren" allesamt etwas besser, als die neueren. Persönlicher Favorit: Gevatter Tod, gefolgt von Wachen! Wachen!

... stand-alone, although it could possibly be considered the first in the Witches series). The Death subseries starts with Mort; I'm not certain I'd start with that as I don't recall liking it as much as all the following Death books, but whatever. Some of the later standalones, only start ...

Oh yes, they get better... try Mort and you'll be hooked forever. Mort is essentially what would happen if Death advertised in the Jobs page of the newspaper and got an applicant.

... enjoyed Going Postal and A Monstrous Regiment of Women. What was it that you didn't like? I also just checked out Mort from the library. I thought it was great. Some of his earlier books don't have as much humor as the later ones, in my opinion. But that's just the ones I've read, and ...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Mort by Terry Pratchett Frogs, Toads, Lizards & Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker Hunter's Stew and Hangtown Fry by Lila Perl Life in the Great Ice Age by Michael J. Oard

... kept recommending Pratchett, so I decided that since I liked the character of Death, I could give it another shot and read Mort, which then was my official start as a Discworld-fan.

Wrestling with Death?... Well, Mort tried it.

... not the first time to read this one and won't be the last. If you have never read The Hobbit, you need to. 17. Mort by Pratchett, my third discworld novel and probably the best one yet. < ...

... OA: The Hobbit by Tolkien, one I have read several times and thought I would give a listen to. Enjoying as always. LF2: Mort by Pratchett, not YA, but just discoverd Pratchett and loved it.

... and I haven't read it more than once (yet), so I'll say that one. Since we're all cheating, I also love Small Gods and Mort, and I don't like Thief of Time or Colour of Magic as much as others. Though I do love the luggage. I liked Thief of Time better the second time, though. I ...

... seen a very good amateur performance of it performed by a local dramatics group). I also directed several scenes from Mort while I was a college studying drama. Has anyone ever taken part in a performance of one of the plays? What do you think of them overall?

... plausible faces. I have to admit, though, I love the sleek new covers. (As an example, here's a link to the cover of Mort: http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l124/kell_smurthwaite/Mort.jpg I think the new covers look so much classier.

... Wee Free Men. My favourite charachter is definetly Rimcully. He rocks! I really liked Reaper Man, though I thought Mort was good too. No one can replace Death though... =P

... I didn't like it that much, so I didn't read any of the other books until a year later, when someone urged me to read Mort, so I picked up a copy at the library where, of course, they only had the German translation. I liked that one better, but also realized that for me Pratchett would ...

... odd books he's written. The inital works have a different feel to the later ones I'd suggest starting at Equal rites or Mort and reading them more or less in order after that.

... mood when I picked it up (middle of the night, not-quite-sleeping baby on my lap, what else could I do) I finished Mort this past week. I'm little confused by my reaction because I love Terry Pratchett and this book had wonderful characters, lots of good lines, and lot of charm and ...

... backwards and forwards in the background. Thankfully, it’s starting to fade. Powerful little book. Now I’m reading Mort…Terry Pratchett, discworld, certainly seems like one of the better ones.

... and The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Bought them due to recommendations on LT. Found at Barnes & Noble: Mort and Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. Also due to LT recommendations. Bought a 2007 World Almanac for my DH who loves to fill his head with minutiae. What gets me is ...

From Mort, because we can always use another line from Terry Pratchett “’You See, everything’s fixed. History is all worked out, from start to finish. What the facts actually are is beside the point; history just rolls along straight over the top of them. You can’t change ...

... and an awful lot of fantasy books. I think I'd recommend Earthsea first, though. My husband read a few early Discworld books but wasn't convinced, and has been rather put off fantasy ever since. It's all a matter of individual taste.

... as an epic series to others among you-but I'm counting it as one! Speaking , of course,of Terry Pratchett('s) Discworld Series. I've only just begun-having finished The Color of Magic. Reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman was what lead me to want read more ...

... George R R Martin A Song of Ice and Fire series starting with A game of Thrones as well as the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels probably starting with Mort. I have just read the fabulous Alison Croggon and her series of books The Gift The Riddle and the Crow too and ...

I think MORT is the first book starring DEATH - it is one of my frequent rereads :-) Anyone who enjoys the DEATH-character should check out Good Omens where he is sort of seconded by his sidekicks... say no more! It is about the funniest book I've ever read, and I find new things in it every ...

... little I know about my own country's politics/history) and when I need something a little less intense, I'm also reading Mort by Terry Pratchett. (And sitting on my couch are a bunch of others I'm "currently reading" but haven't necessarily touched in a few weeks... I should get on ...

... the Watch-novels, and the Witches and of course DEATH. It's hard to name a favourite novel, as there are a few of them, but Mort, The Night Watch (more for the theme and the characters than for the story, 'tough), Witches Abroad, Small Gods, Moving Pictures... well, you see what I mean. ...

I started with Mort, like many others-- I wonder if that coincided with his first US releases? Anyway, my best friend and I got into Pratchett at the same time, and we shared our collection-- one would buy one and we'd read it, then the other would buy the next one. All the way up to Interesting ...

Read Witches Abroad as my first Pratchett experience, then Mort, and then went back and read them more or less in the order they were published. I swear, I would marry the man. He is a satirical genius!

... books, soon. I'm supposed to be getting The colour of magic from a bookcrosser in Finland soon to begin. If anyone has Mort, I'd love to borrow it.

... . The Colour of Magic (Rincewind) The Light Fantastic (Rincewind) Equal Rites (Lancre Witches (Weatherwax only)) Mort (Death) Sourcery (Rincewind) Wyrd Sisters (Lancer Witches) Pyramids Guards! Guards! (Night Watch) Eric (Rincewind) Moving Pictures Reaper Man (Dea ...

Personally I think Mort is a very good place to start, particularly if you haven't read much 'classic fantasy' before. The first two in the series are essentially just straight parodies of other fiction, but by Mort (number 4) he'd hit his stride. It introduces you to some of the major ...

... omens which is a collaboration of Pratchett and Gaiman. It took me a while to get into it and I just finished Mort (I'm reading them in order so that was only the fourth part). But I have already bought the next three parts and can't wait to get to them. But so far, in my opinion, ...

I borrowed Mort from a colleague around the time Lords and Ladies was coming out in hardback. I read through her copies of the first five, then went and bought myself all the paperbacks then out. I nearly bought L&L in hardback but opted for Felidae instead, and have kicked myself ever since - ...

... really interesting, so when I needed some reading material for the 8-hour car drive to Hannover for Expo 2000, I picked up Mort. Instantly hooked; I finished the book before we arrived.