________________. You may unsubscribe at any time. . † Conditions apply. This is the story of how he gets on as he learns his craft. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. Terry's books are a treasure, you NEVER find them at book sales as everyone hangs onto theirs! Death comes to us all. Ships from and sold by Book Depository CA. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 64 likes. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse - and being dead isn't compulsory. He never let's us down. The book is 315 pages in length and Corgi Books published the edition reviewed. The main characters in this episode are Death - who we have met in previous stories - and Mort, to whom Death offers an apprenticeship. Timeless magic by a dearly departed genius, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2016. but to do that, he'll need to hire some help. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Discover Mort as a play. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Mort is the first book in the Death series. . Plus, enjoy 10% off your next online purchase over $50. Along the way, Mort encounters not only Death’s adopted daughter, Ysabell – who has been 16 for 35 years – and his mysterious manservant Albert – whose cooking can harden an artery at ten paces – but also an incompetent wizard with a talking doorknocker and a beautiful, but rather bad-tempered and dead, princess. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. There he learned about the fabrics of time and space, the thin line between life and death, and how to clean out Binky's stable. According to many, this is the book where the author really got into his stride with his Discworld novels, and that the first three were appetisers. ― Terry Pratchett, Mort. . Like “Mort was already aware that love made you feel hot and cold and cruel and weak, but he hadn't realized that it could make you stupid.” ― Terry Pratchett, Mort. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal... Would you recommend this product to a friend? Meeting DEATH would be, at the very least, a bewildering prospect to most people, but in the story of Mort, we find he's a very likable character. Between wizards, Death, an apprentice and cabbages, the Discworld is yet again in a place of utter madness and only the combined efforts of even madder people/things can set things right, if only a sacrificial elephant was available. Death comes to us all. The book is the fourth in the series and was first published in the UK by Victor Gollanz Ltd in association with Colin Smythe Ltd in 1987. Thank you. . Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Your review has been submitted and will appear here shortly. I'm fairly certain that Discworld has had a large impact on the way I look at life due to the clever writings of the late great Mr Terry Pratchett, for one thing, my Klatchian is definitely improving and I now see why I can't walk through walls, I'm just not real enough :), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2018. I won't go into the story, as it would spoil it for you, but it is well written, well paced, and had - for me - a few geniune 'laugh out loud' moments.
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