![]() ![]() ![]() Mort is radically different in tone and feel from the first three books in the series (or the next few, for that matter). It's also been optioned for film several times, although Pratchett was always dubious of the idea after the first Hollywood producer he met told him how much he loved the book, but perhaps they could find some way of removing Death from the story? In 2003 it was voted as the best book in the series by the UK's "Big Read" survey. For many years it was the most-recommended entry point to the series, whilst it's also (by far) the easiest of the books to put on as a stage play. What could go wrong? Well, as it turns out.Ī reviewer more fully embracing of cliche would, at this juncture, feel inspired to say "This is where the fun begins," or look moodily into the middle distance against swelling orchestral music whilst declaiming, "S-t just got real." Mort, the fourth Discworld book, is generally accepted as the book where Pratchett finally nailed it. But, it turns out, after several million years on the job, Death would like a night or two off to let his non-existent hair down. Mort is taken aback to find himself a trainee Grim Reaper, and puzzled because Death does not seem likely to retire or, well, visit himself. ![]() When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. ![]()
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